Specifically, I had a head cold that entailed sore throat, cough, congestion, stuffed nose, headache and ear aches. Yes, it was a very fun reading week..
Focusing on medicine for my throat and cough only, I tested the two most generic sore throat pain relievers on the market. Halls vs. Cepacol
Product 1: Halls
Price: $3.17 + Tax
Halls come 9 in a pack with a soothing syrup centre. Halls are packed with vapor action in order to sooth sore throats when under the weather. Claimed to relief pain temporarily for short periods of time wheather your at the office with a minor cough and stuffy nose or at home on the couch out of commission (like I was).
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Product 2: Cepacol
Price: $3.49 + Tax (I personally bought a pack of 3 boxes of Cepacol at Costco on sale for only $7 + Tax)
The honey lemon is my favourite flavour of Cepacol. They are sucrose free oral lozenges with 16 in each box. Cepacol lozenges are fast and effective temporary relief for sore throats.
Cepacol has done an excellent job at branding to become the "go to" product for people in pain while sick. I can personally say I am brand loyal to Cepacol in my sore throat emergencies.
Product claims: Cepacol claims to be Pharmacists #1 reccommended brand for sore throats
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The results:
After testing both Halls and Cepacol, it was an easy win for Cepacol. The Halls didn't have a strong impact to my throat. It felt more like a cherry candy making empty promises. It tasted quite good (love cherry) although for a more serious throat infection or soreness it didn't have enough strength to make an impact. Cepacol on the other hand, instantly numbed my mouth and throat to maximize the strength and make my throat feel relief almost instantly. The only downfall, is that is is only a temporarily relief and you have to continuously be taking more lozenges throughout each day for the duration of your sickness.
I rate Halls 2 shopping bags out of 5 and I rate Cepacol 4 shopping bags out of 5. Halls didn't have a dramatic effect where as Cepacol instantly numbed my throat and minimizes pain much quicker. Bang for your buck, Cepacol is the way to go.
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Until next post,
-BriBri
Have you been sick and used a different product to relieve throat pain? Tell me what it was and how it worked! Leave a comment below.
