Over the counter medicine type stuff

Efcliz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:10 am

I know lots of people need to to take medicines that aren't vegan. This isn't about that. I wondered if there are vegan stuffs available for minor ailments, like (in my case at the moment) cough medicines, throat sweets, headache tablets, tummy upset stuff. I very rarely take anything but this cough is doing my head in. I found some cough medicine in our bathroom cabinet but I was far less bothered by the honey than the expiry date of 1997!

Mr Flibble · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:32 am

Halls Soothers are mostly (all?) vegan. The Cadbury's website states which:

http://nutrition.cadbury.co.uk/epages/S ... cts/785097

I'm pretty sure that Covonia's website used to state that some of their products were vegan, but they've now helpfully gone down the route of having a shiitake site. Of all the major brands however they're the one that is most likely to be suitable.

Ibruprofen / Paracetemol wise we tend to use generic non-lactose/geletine containing tablets from companies we don't boycott. Someone contacted a load of manufacturers years ago and found only one obscure supplier willing to say "vegan".

Efcliz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:37 am

Oh god, will I have to sing Covonia if I get that one???

Thanks for the useful info though.

mendelian · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:53 am

Veganin is really good for period pain and headaches, and is marketed as suitable for vegetarians and vegans (well, it would be if anyone bothered marketing it). Paracetamol + codeine + caffeine.

eta: this is probably the obscure manufacturer Mr Flibble mentioned. I went in to my local chemist and asked for it by name and they had it, but behind the counter.

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:03 am

mendelian wrote:

Paracetamol + codeine + caffeine.

I love over-the-counter medicine in the UK. Dang, guys.

Ruby Rose · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:06 am

solipsistnation wrote:

mendelian wrote:

Paracetamol + codeine + caffeine.

I love over-the-counter medicine in the UK. Dang, guys.

Yeah, they'll happily sell us shiitake that can kill, but god forbid we try and buy liquid smoke...

Mr Flibble · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:00 pm

mendelian wrote:

Veganin is really good for period pain and headaches, and is marketed as suitable for vegetarians and vegans (well, it would be if anyone bothered marketing it). Paracetamol + codeine + caffeine.

Thanks! Will keep an eye out. Codeine is the good stuff :)

xherbivorex · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:31 pm

buttercup syrup is vegan.

and it's produced by chefaro ltd, the makers of veganin.
and i prefer the taste of it to covonia too!

refinnej · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:43 pm

The vegan society has a page listing meds that are vegan, ingredients wise. Several major brands listed. I van look for it later when I'm not on my fiddly phone, if no one else links it before then.

Ruby Rose · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:45 pm

Thaaar ye go:

http://www.vegansociety.com/healthcare/ ... tions.aspx

refinnej · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:07 pm

Ta. I found this when pg and going mad with heartburn. Not a long list but still pretty handy

MessyVeggie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:30 pm

baps wrote:

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