Are VapoDrops a medicine?

No, they're sugar-free menthol sweets. They soothe and cool; they don't treat the cold. For a sore throat that needs treating, use a medicated lozenge.

Are they suitable for diabetics?

They're sugar free, sweetened with sugar substitutes, so yes in moderation; a lot at once can have a laxative effect.

Can children have them?

Older children, one at a time. Hard sweets are a choking risk for the very young.

Vicks VapoDrops Cooling Menthol Sugar Free Lozenges Stick - 42g

Pocket stick of sugar-free lozenges with cooling menthol that soothe a scratchy throat and send a clearing vapour up into a stuffy nose. Sweets rather than medicine: nothing to dose. 42g roll.

Cooling menthol.
Soothes a scratchy throat.
Pocket-sized stick.
Sugar free.
42g roll.

£1.69 GBP inc. VAT

In stock

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Sweets, not a medicine

Sugar-free menthol lozenges that soothe a tickly throat and freshen breath. They don't treat a cold. For a sore throat lasting more than a week, or with a high fever or difficulty swallowing, see a pharmacist or GP. Excess consumption may have a laxative effect.

Choking hazard

Hard lozenges: not for young children, and don't lie down with one in your mouth.

Product overview

About Vicks VapoDrops Menthol Stick

The pocket stick: ten or so sugar-free menthol lozenges in a paper roll that fits a jeans pocket or a car door. Each one dissolves slowly, soothing a scratchy throat and sending a cooling vapour up into a stuffy nose. 42g stick.

Why menthol lozenges

Sucking anything keeps you swallowing, which soothes a dry, scratchy throat; menthol adds a cooling vapour that rises into the nose and makes a stuffy head feel clearer for a few minutes. VapoDrops are sweets rather than medicine, which is exactly their appeal: no dose to count, no interactions, and a flavour you'll actually want in your pocket all winter.

How to enjoy

Let one dissolve slowly whenever the throat tickles or the nose feels blocked. One at a time. The stick is the format for a commute or a desk drawer; the bag for home.

Good to know

Sugar free, so they suit diabetics and teeth, though eating a lot in one go can have a laxative effect. Hard sweets are a choking risk for young children. For a throat that needs treating, see our throat relief range. The 72g bag is better value at home; the Ice Tea Peach stick is the fruit flavour.