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# 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
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## 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 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Strepsil | search | | | |
| Dobendan Strepsils | name | de | 2009 | |
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## Images <!--images-->
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| logo-b351086b.png | logo | wikimedia-commons | public-domain | Original: Strepsils Vector: Designism | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStrepsils_logo.svg | 2026-09-21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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## 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 | |
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## 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]
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