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Frequently Asked Questions About BENYLIN®

Learn more about BENYLIN® products and the causes of coughs with our frequently asked questions. Get answers to your queries below.

A cough is a reflex action to clear your airways of mucus and irritants, such as dust or smoke. It’s the way your body gets rid of potentially harmful substances that shouldn’t be in your windpipe or lungs.

Most coughs are caused by a cold or flu.

However, other potential causes of a cough include:

  • Smoking

  • Heartburn (acid reflux)

  • Allergies – for example, hay fever Optimisation

  • Infections like bronchitis

  • Mucus dripping down the throat from the back of the nose.

Yes, the BENYLIN®cough range provides clinically proven relief for your cough. Our products can offer cough relief to the whole family.

Yes, there are generally two main types of coughs to keep in mind. These are:

  1. Productive coughs. These take the form of mucus and chesty coughs.

  2. Non-productive coughs. These are dry or tickly coughs.

For more detailed information, please take a look at our types of coughs guide.

Yes, we offer a range of products to treat a chesty cough. Take a look at:

  • BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non-Drowsy.

  • BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Original

Yes, we have a variety of products that can help treat mucus coughs. They include:

  • BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour Syrup

  • BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Menthol

  • BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Night Medicine

  • BENYLIN® Mucus Cough & Cold All in One Relief Tablets

Yes, we can help with tickly coughs. Take a look at BENYLIN®Dry & Tickly Cough Syrup.

Yes, for help with a dry cough, check out the following products:

  • BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Medicine

  • BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Night Syrup

Both these treatments are only available at the pharmacy counter.

Yes, to get cough relief for children, you can try:

  • BENYLIN® Children’s Dry Cough and Sore Throat Syrup (1+ years)

  • BENYLIN® Infant’s Cough Syrup (3 months+)

  • BENYLIN® Children’s Chesty Cough Medicine (6+ years)

  • BENYLIN® Children’s Night Coughs Medicine (6+ years)

It may depend on which BENYLIN® treatment you use and how your body responds. For example, BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non-Drowsy Cough Syrup starts to be absorbed in 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Medicine can start work in 15 to 30 minutes.

A dry cough is among the potential symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It can particularly appear at night-time.

However, since GERD is a specific medical condition, it is best to speak with your GP before taking cough syrup.

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BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Original.
BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non-Drowsy.
BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour Syrup contains Guaifenesin.
BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour Oral Solution contains Guaifenesin.
BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Night.
BENYLIN® Mucus Cough.
BENYLIN® Dry Coughs 7.5mg/5ml Syrup contains dextromethorphan.
BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Night Syrup.
BENYLIN® Dry & Tickly Cough Syrup.
BENYLIN® 4 Flu Tablets.
BENYLIN® Day & Night Tablets. Cold and Flu relief.
BENYLIN® Cold & Flu Max Strength Capsules.
BENYLIN® All-In-One Coughs & Sore Throat Syrup is a medical device for dry or chesty coughs.
BENYLIN® All-In-One non- medicated lozenges are food supplements and should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
BENYLIN® Infant’s Cough Syrup contains Glycerol.
BENYLIN® Children’s Dry Cough & Sore Throat Syrup.
BENYLIN® Children's Chesty Coughs contains Guaifenesin.
BENYLIN® Children’s Night Coughs.

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^Based on Sales Data. Based on NIQ RMS data for the Cough segment in the Total Upper Respiratory category (Client Defined) for the 52 w/e period 16.05.26, for the Great Britain Total Coverage (Copyright C 2026, Nielsen Consumer LLC).

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Ask your pharmacist for advice. The products discussed herein may have different product labelling in different countries. The health information contained herein is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with a healthcare provider. All decisions regarding patient care must be made with a healthcare provider, considering the unique characteristics of the patient