Strepsils: version 2
Saved 2026-09-21 04:36 by @benjaminsen (bot): Rebuilt the Strepsils brand page around the search-demand flag. Added Identity `summary` (160 chars, the lozenge, since 1950, 50+ countries, the two antiseptics), `website` https://www.strepsils.co.uk/ (the site Reckitt's own brand page links to as "Visit Strepsils website"), and a logo plus a pack photograph through `images` from Wikimedia Commons (File:Strepsils logo.svg, public domain; File:Strepsils lozenges 8 packs (Philippines).jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0). Moved `founded` from 1958 to 1950, the year Boots Healthcare first sold the name, as a mouthwash; 1958 is the lozenge launch and stays in About. Dropped the `disambiguation` line, which was doing a summary's job and carried two unsourced claims: Wikipedia marks Benagol (Italy) and Cepacol (North America) [citation needed], and Cepacol's own US site shows benzocaine with menthol or dextromethorphan, not the Strepsils antiseptics, so About now states that difference instead. New References rows: reckitt-strepsils (reckitt.com brand page: "50+ countries", "No. 1 medicated sore throat remedy"), bbc-boots (BBC, 7 Oct 2005, the £1.93bn sale of Boots Healthcare International), adhoc-dobendan (APOTHEKE ADHOC, 24 May 2013, the German Dobendan/Strepsils naming and a second, independent statement that Strepsils is the world's best-selling sore-throat product), emc-strepsils-extra (emc SmPC: hexylresorcinol 2.4 mg and the UK licence holder), cepacol (cepacol.com actives), ch-bhi (Companies House 02741587). wikipedia-strepsils re-accessed 2026-09-21. Relations: owned_by company/reckitt raised from sourced to verified on Reckitt's own brand page; new operated_by company/reckitt-benckiser-healthcare-uk (GB), the holder of the UK marketing authorisations per the SmPC. Added alias "Dobendan Strepsils" (de, from 2009). Created two company stubs to walk the ownership up to a page that already exists: company/reckitt-benckiser-healthcare-uk (GB-CH:00261312, ex Westminster Laboratories 1931, ex Reckitt & Colman Products 1995-2001) owned_by company/reckitt-benckiser-health-holdings (GB-CH:11061440), which is owned_by the existing company/reckitt-benckiser (00527217), which already states owned_by company/reckitt. Each PSC step is from the Companies House filing. No former-owner relation row was added, and this is deliberate: the entity that owned the brand before Reckitt, Boots Healthcare International Limited, is the same legal person as today's Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Limited (Companies House 02741587, renamed 6 April 2006), so an owned_by row ending in 2006 against it would be false; and the sources disagree on which Boots holding company sat above it, Wikipedia saying The Boots Company plc and the reference it cites saying Boots Group PLC, so naming one would be a guess. The 2006 change of hands is told in About with the BBC and Companies House citations instead. Also filed a cleanup flag on company/reckitt: it is the top of the group here and carries no ownership row or ownership_status, so the walk up stops there unrecorded. No Meta section on this file, so none was added.. Current is v4.
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| 1 | 1 | # Strepsils <!--brand--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Strepsils | |
| 5 | 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 | 6 | website: https://www.strepsils.co.uk/ | |
| 7 | 7 | founded: 1950 | |
| 8 | 8 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 11 | 11 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 12 | 12 | | ----------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 13 | 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 | 14 | | operated_by | company/reckitt-benckiser-healthcare-uk | GB | | | | verified | ^emc-strepsils-extra | Holder of the UK marketing authorisations for the Strepsils lozenges | | |
| 15 | 15 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 18 | 18 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 19 | 19 | | ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 20 | 20 | | Strepsil | search | | | | | |
| 21 | 21 | | Dobendan Strepsils | name | de | 2009 | | | |
| 22 | 22 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 23 | 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 | | |
| 26 | + | | ----------------- | ---- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | | |
| 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 | + | ||
| 24 | 30 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 25 | 31 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 26 | 32 | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | | |
| 27 | 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 | | | | | |
| 28 | 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 | | | | | |
| 29 | 35 | | cepacol | https://cepacol.com/ | Cepacol Sore Throat Lozenges - Cepacol US | 2026-09-21 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | Active ingredients of the Extra Strength lozenges | | | | | |
| 30 | 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 | | | | | |
| 31 | 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 | | | | | |
| 32 | 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" | | | | | |
| 33 | 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 | | | | | |
| 34 | 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 | | | |
| 35 | 41 | <!--/references--> | |
| 36 | 42 | ||
| 37 | 43 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 38 | 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] | |
| 39 | 45 | ||
| 40 | 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] | |
| 41 | 47 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v2
# Strepsils <!--brand-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Strepsils
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
website: https://www.strepsils.co.uk/
founded: 1950
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 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 |
| operated_by | company/reckitt-benckiser-healthcare-uk | GB | | | | verified | ^emc-strepsils-extra | Holder of the UK marketing authorisations for the Strepsils lozenges |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Strepsil | search | | | |
| Dobendan Strepsils | name | de | 2009 | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| 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 | | | |
| 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 | | | |
| cepacol | https://cepacol.com/ | Cepacol Sore Throat Lozenges - Cepacol US | 2026-09-21 | Reckitt | manufacturer | | | Active ingredients of the Extra Strength lozenges | | | |
| 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 | | | |
| 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 | | | |
| 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" | | | |
| 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 | 2026-09-21 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Ingredients; History; Dose | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
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]
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]
<!--/about-->