Lemsip is just paracetamol plus powdered citric acid. Boots standard tablets have twice the active ingredient. They used to do big bottles of two hundred until people started to overdose on them. Hot whiskey and lemon is of course an essential part of the treatment. Makes colds fun.

I always have mine with hot rum, makes having a cold worthwhile  Has anyone got a cure for a runny nose?

Edited By roy entwistle on 04/01/2023 11:39:27

Went to get some Lemsip for SWMBO and the chemist said as she is on blood pressure tablets she can't have them as they react. Honey and lemon hot drink only.

David

When I last had a cold, my local pharmacist refused to sell me Contact 400 since I am on medication to lower blood pressure.

I find a hot drink with HONEY helps with coughing.

MC

I think Duncan got it in one !

That was the norm when I as growing up, not much point in changing it now.

Peter Are medical reasons not good enough for exemption ?

Not just Lemsip, there are many odd shortages in the shops at the moment. No tinned tomatoes, mince, Lasagne Sauce, Coffeemate or Nougat in my big local Tesco last week. Almost out of filtered milk, and the cereal section was empty, though I didn't need any.

Several reasons. Leaving the EU, high energy prices slowing down businesses, global supply difficulties, ongoing recovery from COVID and its reappearance, value of the pound sagging, reduced confidence in the UK economy, labour shortages, high sickness rate including a nasty-ish flu, war in Europe, threat to Taiwan, and more.

Faced with a temporary shortage I switch to alternatives. Another cold-cure, or make my own from plain paracetamol, lemon juice, and maybe a generic decongestant. Just don'[t overdose, and make sure the mix isn't contra-indicated with any prescription drugs.

Dave

Agreed, even if you do eat enough of the required foodstuffs for a “balanced” diet (whatever that is) you may not adequately absorb all the nutrients from it. I read some time ago that the older you get the harder it is to absorb some nutrients. Then of course there are medications and other things we consume that don’t help in this respect either. I have a regular prescription for vitamin D as the doctor noted I was low after a blood test some years ago. According to some sources it’s vital and many if not most people have low levels during the winter here in the UK.

Covid is kicking in bigtime now in china, this is really their first proper wave, like us 2 years ago

Mc, You’re not alone in your thoughts, the problem with the availability of international travel is that a deadly virus can become apparent in a far flung country and within hours passengers from there have dispersed worldwide, and authorities are slow to react, our own government is a prime example. We can only hope that the China Covid crisis is not as serious as some have forecast. Dave W