Fight flu fast - find the right medication for your symptom

A solution for every symptom, banish the first sign of the flu with our hitlist of pharmacy favourites.

The symptom: Congestion

TRY: Vitaforce Olbas Inhalant Oil 20ml

The symptom: Coughing

TRY: Solal Immufend Cough & Chest Syrup for adults and children

The symptom: Flu-related aching joints and muscles 

TRY: Oscillococcinum flu symptom relief 6 vials

The symptom: Fever

TRY: Med-Lemon 18 sachets

The symptom: Headache

TRY: Panado 500mg 24 tablets

The symptom: Sore eyes

TRY: Eye Gene eye drops 10ml

The symptom: Sore throat 

TRY: Goldex Kid’s throat lollies or Vitaforce Tonzolyt 100 tablets

The symptom: Can’t stop coughing?

Know what type you have, so that you can treat it correctly. 

Wet cough 

A wet or mucus cough makes the chest feel heavy, and is the result of mucus gathering in the respiratory system. A wet cough is the body’s reflex trying to remove the mucus.

TRY: Expigen cough syrup 100ml

Dry cough

A dry cough is often felt in the throat, and can be quite painful. It occurs as a result of an inflammation in the upper airways, or  infections associated with colds and flu.

TRY: Linctomed soothing throat lozenges

Tickly cough

A tickly cough occurs when your throat, rather than your chest feels irritated. It often happens along with a sore throat.

TRY: Cepacol throat lozenges 24s

Chesty cough

Caused by a build-up of phlegm in the lungs, a chesty cough can result in congestion in the chest. Irritants like dust and viruses can enter the lungs, causing infections, inflammation and additional phlegm.

TRY: Linctomed syrup

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