Strepsils: version 1
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| 1 | 1 | # Strepsils <!--brand--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Strepsils | |
| 5 | − | disambiguation: Reckitt's throat-lozenge brand, sold as Benagol in Italy, Dobendan in Germany and Cepacol in North America | |
| 6 | − | founded: 1958 | |
| 5 | + | summary: Reckitt's medicated throat lozenge, on sale since 1950 and now in more than 50 countries, built on the antiseptics amylmetacresol and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol | |
| 6 | + | website: https://www.strepsils.co.uk/ | |
| 7 | + | founded: 1950 | |
| 7 | 8 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 10 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 10 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 11 | − | | -------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 12 | − | | owned_by | company/reckitt | global | 2006 | | | sourced | ^wikipedia-strepsils | Strepsils was one of the Boots Healthcare brands Reckitt Benckiser acquired in 2006 | | |
| 11 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 12 | + | | ----------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 13 | + | | owned_by | company/reckitt | global | 2006 | | | verified | ^reckitt-strepsils | Reckitt lists Strepsils among its own brands; it came to the group with the Boots Healthcare business in 2006 | | |
| 14 | + | | operated_by | company/reckitt-benckiser-healthcare-uk | GB | | | | verified | ^emc-strepsils-extra | Holder of the UK marketing authorisations for the Strepsils lozenges | | |
| 13 | 15 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 16 | − | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 17 | − | | -------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 18 | − | | Strepsil | search | | | | | |
| 18 | + | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 19 | + | | ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 20 | + | | Strepsil | search | | | | | |
| 21 | + | | Dobendan Strepsils | name | de | 2009 | | | |
| 19 | 22 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 20 | 23 | ||
| 24 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 25 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | | |
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| 27 | + | | logo-b351086b.png | logo | wikimedia-commons | public-domain | Original: Strepsils Vector: Designism | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStrepsils_logo.svg | 2026-09-21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 29 | + | ||
| 21 | 30 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 22 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 23 | − | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | | |
| 24 | − | | strepsils-my | https://strepsils.com.my/ | Sore Throat & Cough Relief Lozenges - Strepsils Malaysia | 2026-09-17 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | "Double Action for First Signs of Sore Throat": core-range actives | | | | | |
| 25 | − | | wikipedia-strepsils | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsils | Strepsils | 2026-09-17 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Ingredients; History; Dose | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 31 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 32 | + | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | | |
| 33 | + | | adhoc-dobendan | https://www.apotheke-adhoc.de/nachrichten/detail/markt/otc-produkte-dobendan-besser-ohne-strepsils/ | Dobendan: Besser ohne "Strepsils" | 2026-09-21 | APOTHEKE ADHOC | publication | 2013-05-24 | | Renaming of Dobendan Direkt and Dolo-Dobendan; Strepsils as the worldwide leader | | | | | |
| 34 | + | | bbc-boots | https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4318088.stm | Reckitt Benckiser buys Boots unit | 2026-09-21 | BBC News | publication | 2005-10-07 | | Price and the brands held by Boots Healthcare International | | | | | |
| 35 | + | | cepacol | https://cepacol.com/ | Cepacol Sore Throat Lozenges - Cepacol US | 2026-09-21 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | Active ingredients of the Extra Strength lozenges | | | | | |
| 36 | + | | ch-bhi | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02741587 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Limited: overview and previous names | 2026-09-21 | Companies House | registry | | 02741587 | Previous company names | | | | | |
| 37 | + | | emc-strepsils-extra | https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/5601/smpc | Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges: Summary of Product Characteristics | 2026-09-21 | Datapharm emc | registry | 2021-08-25 | 5601 | Section 2, composition; the company named on the record | | | | | |
| 38 | + | | reckitt-strepsils | https://www.reckitt.com/brands/strepsils/ | Strepsils - Reckitt.com | 2026-09-21 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | "50+ countries trust Strepsils worldwide"; "No. 1 medicated sore throat remedy" | | | | | |
| 39 | + | | strepsils-my | https://strepsils.com.my/ | Sore Throat & Cough Relief Lozenges - Strepsils Malaysia | 2026-09-17 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | "Double Action for First Signs of Sore Throat": core-range actives | | | | | |
| 40 | + | | wikipedia-strepsils | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsils | Strepsils | 2026-09-21 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Ingredients; History; Dose | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 26 | 41 | <!--/references--> | |
| 27 | 42 | ||
| 28 | 43 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 29 | − | Strepsils is a brand of medicated throat lozenges used to relieve the discomfort of mouth and throat infections. Boots Healthcare introduced it in 1950 as a mouthwash and in 1958 as lozenges, and Reckitt Benckiser acquired it among the Boots Healthcare brands in 2006.[^wikipedia-strepsils] The core range pairs two mild antiseptics, amylmetacresol and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, which Reckitt's Malaysian brand site prints as amylmetacresol 0.6 mg and dichlorophenylcarbinol 1.2 mg per lozenge.[^strepsils-my][^wikipedia-strepsils] The name comes from the Streptococcus bacterium behind some sore throats, and the same lozenges are sold as Benagol in Italy, Dobendan and Dobensana in Germany and Cepacol in North America.[^wikipedia-strepsils] | |
| 44 | + | Strepsils is a brand of medicated throat lozenges sold by the British consumer-health group Reckitt, which calls it the world's number one medicated sore-throat remedy and says more than 50 countries carry it.[^reckitt-strepsils] The core lozenge pairs two mild antiseptics, amylmetacresol 0.6 mg and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1.2 mg, while the Strepsils Extra lozenges carry hexylresorcinol 2.4 mg instead.[^strepsils-my][^emc-strepsils-extra] Boots Healthcare introduced the name in 1950 as a mouthwash and in 1958 as lozenges, and Reckitt Benckiser bought the Boots healthcare business in 2006.[^wikipedia-strepsils] The name comes from the Streptococcus bacterium behind some sore throats.[^wikipedia-strepsils] | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | Reckitt Benckiser agreed in October 2005 to pay £1.93bn for Boots Healthcare International, the non-prescription drugs division whose brands were Nurofen, Strepsils and Clearasil, in a sale that helped clear the way for Boots' merger with Alliance UniChem.[^bbc-boots] Companies House shows that the division's company, Boots Healthcare International Limited, incorporated in August 1992, was renamed Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Limited on 6 April 2006.[^ch-bhi] In the United Kingdom the marketing authorisations for the Strepsils lozenges sit with Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited of Slough.[^emc-strepsils-extra] German pharmacies sell the counterpart range as Dobendan, taken over from Boots in 2006; it carried a "Strepsils" suffix from 2009, and in May 2013 Reckitt dropped that suffix from the pharmacy-only lozenges Dobendan Direkt and Dolo-Dobendan while the general-sale variants kept the double name. The same trade report called Strepsils the best-selling sore-throat product in the world.[^adhoc-dobendan] In North America Reckitt sells sore-throat lozenges under the Cepacol name, but on a different formula: benzocaine with menthol or dextromethorphan rather than the Strepsils antiseptics.[^cepacol] | |
| 30 | 47 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Strepsils <!--brand-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Strepsils
disambiguation: Reckitt's throat-lozenge brand, sold as Benagol in Italy, Dobendan in Germany and Cepacol in North America
founded: 1958
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| -------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/reckitt | global | 2006 | | | sourced | ^wikipedia-strepsils | Strepsils was one of the Boots Healthcare brands Reckitt Benckiser acquired in 2006 |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Strepsil | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| strepsils-my | https://strepsils.com.my/ | Sore Throat & Cough Relief Lozenges - Strepsils Malaysia | 2026-09-17 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | "Double Action for First Signs of Sore Throat": core-range actives | | | |
| wikipedia-strepsils | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsils | Strepsils | 2026-09-17 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Ingredients; History; Dose | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Strepsils is a brand of medicated throat lozenges used to relieve the discomfort of mouth and throat infections. Boots Healthcare introduced it in 1950 as a mouthwash and in 1958 as lozenges, and Reckitt Benckiser acquired it among the Boots Healthcare brands in 2006.[^wikipedia-strepsils] The core range pairs two mild antiseptics, amylmetacresol and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, which Reckitt's Malaysian brand site prints as amylmetacresol 0.6 mg and dichlorophenylcarbinol 1.2 mg per lozenge.[^strepsils-my][^wikipedia-strepsils] The name comes from the Streptococcus bacterium behind some sore throats, and the same lozenges are sold as Benagol in Italy, Dobendan and Dobensana in Germany and Cepacol in North America.[^wikipedia-strepsils]
<!--/about-->