Sanderson's Throat Specific Mixture Rinse/Gargle - 200ml

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Sanderson's Mixture contains alcohol, but the amount is unlikely to cause drowsiness or affectyour ability to drive and use machines. If symptoms of sore throat, hoarseness, loss of voice or catarrh are expected to appear, gargle well with 10 ml (two 5 ml spoonfuls) in twice the amount of water in the morning before breakfast and last thing at night. Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

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The current supply problem derives from a shortage of quassia wood, even though the Sanderson’s formulation contains just a tiny 0. The safety of this product during pregnancy and lactation has not been established, therefore use during pregnancy and lactation is not recommended. Apparently, a hacking cough has recently been sweeping the entertainment world, creating a soaring demand for Sanderson’s —just as one of its key ingredients has developed supply problems. The name of your medicine is Sanderson's Throat Specific Mixture, referred to as Sanderson'sMixture throughout this leaflet. Although aimed mainly at theatrical performers, Sanderson’s Throat Specific Mixture has attracted a reputation beyond the world of entertainment — at least in Mr Sanderson’s Manchester, where I was raised.Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at www. Capsicum has long been used in gargles for throat irritation or infection, although it seems that it has never been evaluated comprehensively for effectiveness or safety. The main ingredient of Sanderson’s is acetic acid (the basic element of vinegar), at a concentration of 37.

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Gargle with 10 ml (2 x 5 ml spoonfuls) mixed with an equal amount of water, then spit out,every hour. Even respected pharmacy companies such as Weldricks refer to “symptomatuc refief” rather than “symptomatic relief”. I was so scarred by the incident that, as a youngster, I never again admitted to having a sore throat. Thorpe Laboratories Ltd, Enterprise Road, Golf Road Industrial Estate, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire,LN12 1NB, UK.When I developed a sore throat as a young child my father persuaded me to gargle with the concoction. Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any othermedicines, including those obtained without aprescription. Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if you are pregnant, planning tobecome pregnant or are breast-feeding. It containscapsicum tincture, acetic acid and extracts of squilland quassia wood, and helps to relieve or preventthe symptoms of sore throat, hoarseness, loss ofvoice and catarrh.

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Contains alcohol and should be avoided in patients taking other medicines known to interact with alcohol (e. But if I had trained as an actor or singer rather than a pharmacist, perhaps I, too, would now be panicking about the product’s current supply problems.

Decades later, I am still traumatised by the experience, which involved a burning sensation in my throat followed by extremely unpleasant bitter and sour tastes.

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If symptoms of sore throat, hoarseness, loss of voice or cattarrh are expected to appear, garglewith 10 ml (2 x 5 ml spoonfuls) in 20 ml of water,then spit out, in the morning before breakfast, andlast thing at night. In view of the potential for squill to interact with other medicines administered concurrently, the product should not be taken with digoxin or any medicine for a heart condition.

His throat product became popular with music hall stars such as Dame Nellie Melba and has maintained a reputation among thespians and vocalists ever since, including the distinguished tenor Plácido Domingo. It supposedly has antibacterial and antifungal properties, although clinical trials have failed to prove its efficacy. At this strength, acetic acid is mildly antiseptic, with broad spectrum activity against streptococci, staphylococci, pseudomonas, enterococci, etc. If you forget to take Sanderson's Mixture: take it as soon as you remember unless it is almost time foryour next dose.