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Frequently Asked Questions

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A cough is a reflex action to clear your airways of mucus and irritants such as dust or smoke.

Most coughs are caused by a cold or flu.

Other causes include:

Smoking

Heartburn (acid reflux)

Allergies – for example, hay fever

Infections like bronchitis

Mucus dripping down the throat from the back of the nose

The BENYLIN® cough range provides clinically proven relief for your cough.

Broadly speaking there are two main types of cough:

Based on consumer perception, these two types can be further differentiated into mucus and chesty coughs (productive) & dry and tickly coughs (unproductive).

Please visit our types of coughs page for more detailed information.

Yes, take a look at BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non-Drowsy, BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Original and BENYLIN® Chesty Cough & Cold Tablets

Yes, take a look at BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour Syrup, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Menthol 100mg/5ml Syrup, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough plus Decongestant Syrup, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Night and BENYLIN® Mucus Cough & Cold All in One Relief Tablets.

Yes, take a look at BENYLIN® Dry & Tickly Cough Syrup.

Yes, take a look at BENYLIN® Dry Coughs and BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Night Syrup which are only available at the pharmacy counter.

Yes, take a look at BENYLIN® Children’s Dry Cough and Sore Throat Syrup (1+ years), BENYLIN® Infant’s Cough Syrup (3 months+), BENYLIN® Children’s Chesty Coughs (6+ years) and BENYLIN® Children’s Night Coughs (6+ years).