From the official label (Dec 2024). Your prescription and pharmacist come first.
What the official label says. If a doctor prescribed it, follow the prescription. Your pack's leaflet comes first if it is different.
Temporarily relieves: occasional minor irritation and pain associated with sore mouth sore throat
sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, or is accompanied by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting. sore mouth symptoms do not improve in 7 days.
Do not use in children under 6 years of age unless directed by a doctor.
Protect from heat and moisture
Take it when you remember, unless it is nearly time for the next dose. Then skip the missed one. Never take two doses at once to make up for it. Check your leaflet, as some medicines are different.
Products with Pectin as the active ingredient. Names differ between countries.
Type the registration number on the pack, or scan it with your camera.
temporarily relieves: occasional minor irritation and pain associated with sore mouth sore throat (From the official U.S. FDA label.)
Follow your prescription or the leaflet in your pack. The official label says: adults and children 6 years and older: dissolve 2 drops (one at a time) slowly in the mouth. Do not bite or chew. Repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor children under 6 years: ask a doctor…
Sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, or is accompanied by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting.
In many countries Pectin is sold without a prescription in some strengths. Rules differ by country, so ask a pharmacist.
Pectin is sold under names such as Luden's Drops, Organix Complete, Halls Breezers, Luden's Dual Relief, Throat Balm Caramel Pectin. Brand names differ between countries.
The label gives a separate dose by age: children 6 years. Check the pack or ask a pharmacist.
protect from heat and moisture
Scan the registration number on your pack with PillVera (NAFDAC number in Nigeria, NDC in the United States, DIN in Canada), check the expiry date and buy only from licensed pharmacies.
This page shows what official sources say, in plain words. It is not medical advice: your prescription and your doctor or pharmacist come first. Brand names, strengths and rules differ between countries.