Childhood medicines

[Richard1978]

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I remember Junior Disprin medicine was banana flavour, which made it even harder to take!

There used to be some cough pastilles that tasted a bit like tar, I once got it trouble for spitting one out in the bin because it was so nasty!

My Mum bought a device for medicating the air as we slept when we had heavy colds. It was a brass cylinder witha tea light in the base & block of what looked like limestone to pour a medicine on.

The tealight would heat up the block & the medicine would vapourise, filling the room with a very chemical like smell. I think my Mum stopped using it was she was worried about gassing us, & risking burning the house down at the same time.

[ann22]

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I remember being given an antibiotic called Penbritin, it was a creamy yellow colour and very sweet and after it sickened me once, I hated it. I remember another antibiotic that was pink, thick and gloopy and tasted like liquorice...in a disgusting way. There was also a horrible cough bottle called Alupent Expectorant, it was clear coloured, oily and tasted vile.

I can remember being given a red cough medicine at night that tasted nice. I loved the Halliborange vitamin c orange tablets, we used to get one each to suck on our way to school.

We were dosed with Milk of Magnesia on a regular basis...my mam used to ask if our poo was hard or soft...I could never remember which was the right answer to give to avoid being given a dose of it.

[Powdered toast man]

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I remember being given an antibiotic called Penbritin, it was a creamy yellow colour and very sweet and after it sickened me once, I hated it. I remember another antibiotic that was pink, thick and gloopy and tasted like liquorice...in a disgusting way. There was also a horrible cough bottle called Alupent Expectorant, it was clear coloured, oily and tasted vile.

I can remember being given a red cough medicine at night that tasted nice. I loved the Halliborange vitamin c orange tablets, we used to get one each to suck on our way to school.

We were dosed with Milk of Magnesia on a regular basis...my mam used to ask if our poo was hard or soft...I could never remember which was the right answer to give to avoid being given a dose of it.

I remember being given that pink antibiotic medicine as well. Bleuck! :-)

[Trickyvee]

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There used to be some cough pastilles that tasted a bit like tar, I once got it trouble for spitting one out in the bin because it was so nasty!

I remember having some like this. Little brown things. Think they might have been called 'Potts' pastilles or something. Disgusting.

Never could resist snaffling a tune or a locket if my parents had them yet every single time I spat them out.

[Richard1978]

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I remember having some like this. Little brown things. Think they might have been called 'Potts' pastilles or something. Disgusting.

Never could resist snaffling a tune or a locket if my parents had them yet every single time I spat them out.

It's good to hear I'm not the only one, I was ok with Tunes (though don't try eating Roast Beef Monster Munch afterwards!), along with Halls & Hacks lozenges.

It took a while to get used to Fisherman's Friends.

[screamqueen]

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I remember Junior Disprin, for kids. Also Olbas Oil for colds and Clarityne for hayfever. Then there was something my mother used to bring out for colds, it made a ton of mucus come up (I suspect it was some form of Acetylcysteine which I think is now more commonly used as an antidote to paracetamol overdose or paracetamol resistance ...)

I also remember a leaflet called "Medicines Are Not Child's Play" that used to be distributed in GP surgeries during the '90s. (I used to make it my mission to collect leaflets whenever I was in there) I do remember it saying that old medicines should be flushed down the toilet to dispose of them safely, that wouldn't fly these days

[darren]

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wow i forgot all about them tilll u mentioned them they where brown i actually quite liked them cant remember what they where for but maybe the cold or a sore throat perhaps.hem like sweets,

i actually took them when i didnt need them as i treated them like sweets.

i do the same with calpol even now and other medicines such as ones for sore throats.

I remember having some like this. Little brown things. Think they might have been called 'Potts' pastilles or something. Disgusting.

Never could resist snaffling a tune or a locket if my parents had them yet every single time I spat them out.

[Trickyvee]

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haha funny enough i still do this.
i also love drinking lemsips.

sometimes i add sugar or a dash of lemon to them.

Me too. I'm not keen on Lemsips but I do like good old fashioned Beecham's Powders which still come in the little folded paper sachets. They're my main go to for colds and sometimes I'll have one for a headache or if I'm just feeling off and want to warm up in winter.

[Richard1978]

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I remember Junior Disprin, for kids. Also Olbas Oil for colds and Clarityne for hayfever. Then there was something my mother used to bring out for colds, it made a ton of mucus come up (I suspect it was some form of Acetylcysteine which I think is now more commonly used as an antidote to paracetamol overdose or paracetamol resistance ...)

I also remember a leaflet called "Medicines Are Not Child's Play" that used to be distributed in GP surgeries during the '90s. (I used to make it my mission to collect leaflets whenever I was in there) I do remember it saying that old medicines should be flushed down the toilet to dispose of them safely, that wouldn't fly these days

I remember reading a while back that chemists could dispose of old medicines for you, & that you shouldn't flush them away.

[battyrat]

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Gripe water nice. Gin also nice Hmmmmm.Think I am joking but when I was a wee thing mum was told by the doctor to dip the dummy into gin and give it to me as a knockout. Guess I never lost the taste for strong liquor.

Every thing else from the doctor was just yuck and made me want to reach for the brown paper bag. I can still taste some of those revolting medicines and the ones that were flavored to hide the taste were usually the worse.

[darren]

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oh yes beechams powders for got about those didnt realise u could still get them.

they are both great as they are nicely flavoured as well as doing there job.

Me too. I'm not keen on Lemsips but I do like good old fashioned Beecham's Powders which still come in the little folded paper sachets. They're my main go to for colds and sometimes I'll have one for a headache or if I'm just feeling off and want to warm up in winter.

[shilton dipper]

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camphorated oil warmed up on the top of the fire to rub on your chest..........disprin.......decquadine lozenges............vick vapour rub

these bring back some old memories

[Rocksey]

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I bet none of you remember Gentian Violet?? My Mum used to 'paint' the inside of our mouths with this stuff when we had mouth ulcers. I cant remember it tasting of much, but I can still see the dark coloured glass bottle with vertical grooves in my minds eye even to this day!

[Trickyvee]

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Does anybody remember Condy's crystals? I don't but apparently my grandad used them to soak his feet. Potassium Permanganate?

[Chris-T]

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I used to hate 'Quick Kwells' car sickness tablets - I'm convinced they CAUSED me to get car sick!!