Halls (cough drop)
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| Owner | Mondelēz International |
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| Country | England |
| Introduced | 1930s |
| Markets | Throat lozenges/cough drops |
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| Website | gethalls |
Halls is a British brand of a mentholated cough drop[a] owned by Mondelēz International since 2015. In 2016, it was one of the biggest selling brands of over-the-counter medications sold in Great Britain, with sales of £32.5 million.[1]
The Hall Brothers company was founded in 1893 by Thomas Harold Hall and Norman Smith Hall. The cough drops were first made in the 1930s on Stanley Road, Whitefield, Lancashire.[2] The company was acquired by Warner-Lambert in 1964 with production moved to Dumers Lane, Radcliffe in 1970. Pfizer acquired Warner-Lambert in June 2000. Two years later the brand was bought by Cadbury Schweppes, which was purchased by Kraft foods and later restructured.
Drug information[edit]
Halls cough drops contain menthol, which acts as local anesthetic and "creates a cooling sensation".[3] It also acts as a cough suppressant.[4]
Additional information[edit]
In some parts of the world, including Brazil,[5] Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,[6] the Philippines, and Pakistan, Halls is advertised as a mentholated hard candy and is not recognised as a medicine for coughs. In the UK, Halls Extra Strong has recently[when?] dropped all mention of an active ingredient (or of coughs) from the packaging, and now describes the contents as "Extra Strong Original flavour hard boiled sweets".
Explanatory notes[edit]
- ^ Categorised as a cough suppressant/oral anaesthetic by the manufacturer and have long been advertised as featuring "vapour action".
References[edit]
- ^ "A breakdown of the over-the-counter medicines market in Britain in 2016". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Halls of Fame: The World's Leading Sweet". 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Halls Menthol Lozenges (Menthol)". iodine.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Halls Mentho-Lyptus (Pfizer Consumer Group)". Drugs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Halls advertised as candy in Brazil".
- ^ "Halls Colombia ‹ Nacho Cabrera – Locutor Voice Talent". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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