Benylin Chesty Coughs Original

I have had a cough that has lasted for ages. I was put on anti biotics for a week, yet after that time I still had a cough and was still struggling to get much sleep as no matter how propped up I was going to sleep I would awake slumped down and the result was a massive coughing fit! I called NHS direct for advise. Without going into too much yukky details as the color of things had changed they said the bacterial infection had gone but I was still left with a lot of stuff that I needed to get a linctus to help get rid of. They advised I popped to a local pharmacy to speak to the pharmacist and get what they recommended. So I came home with ...  Read the complete review

My cold is drawing to a close but I still have a couple of products left to review and Benylin Chesty Coughs Original is one of them. I have used this cough syrup for many years. I use the original rather than the non-drowsy variety for two reasons: firstly, I tend to take it at night and so welcome the associated drowsiness, and secondly, the non-drowsy one gives me weird hallucinations. This cough medicine comes in a brown, glass, transparent bottle. You can see how much is left inside so you know when to buy more, which is useful. It has a screw top lid which is easy enough to open. The instructions are printed on a white label which is stuck ...  Read the complete review

I bought two cough medicines within a period of two weeks - Benylin and Lemsip (both for chesty coughs) but one cost more that 70p more than the other - and the cheaper version appeared to work better. Benylin Chesty cough mixture was £3.39 from a local independent chemist. HYPE or FACT? On the bottle and box there are many claims from the manufacturers but are they factual or just hype? Here are my views on their claims:  Benylin for Chesty coughs states that it is non-drowsy - a factor which is especially suited for those of us who have to drive. This seemed to work as stated so would appear to be factual.  ...  Read the complete review

Benylin Chesty original is one of the few cold and flu products actually worth buying and using over the winter period. As a pharmacy technician I usually recommend this expectorant for people who are not asthmatic, diabetic or suffering with high blood pressure. It does not taste great (what great acting medicine does?) but as soon as it goes down you can feel the warming action working at the back of the throat. It is best to use this in the start of middle of the cold: An expectorant like this works by loosening mucus on the chest making it easier to cough up and clear. Benylin also do a tickly cough medicine which is great for the last stages of the cold, ...  Read the complete review