Who’s To Say That Mom Is ALWAYS Right?
Written: May 06 '01
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Pros: Liquid, works 10 minutes faster than pills...
Cons: All it contains is liquified acetaminophen (Tylenol)...
The Bottom Line: While this may seem like a miracle to some, all it is is a liquified version of medicine you probably already have in your medicine chest--Tylenol...
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| ChriseyB's Full Review: Tylenol Sore Throat |
This weekend has been a tad bit of hell for me. In one of those rare instances, my husband, my sons, and myself have all come down sick with really bad colds. Desperate for some relief, I actually listened to my mother in regards to advice on what to do to feel better. Her advice to me was to purchase Maximum Strength Tylenol Sore Throat. According to her it is new on the market and a miracle “cure”. Just wanting to feel better so I can go to work tomorrow, I dragged myself out of bed to go to the store. I told my husband what I was doing and asked he needed anything. He told me Thera-Flu. In retrospect, I should have just asked my husband what to buy.
I got to the local Sav-On about 1 mile away and immediately went to the “Cold/Flu” aisle. Looking around, I immediately spotted the Tylenol Sore Throat. For the first time ever, I just threw it in my cart without looking at the ingredients. Then, I looked below and saw the Thera-Flu my husband wanted. That went into the cart too. I headed for the checkout, and my eyes just about fell out of my head when I realized that two OTC medicines cost me almost $20! Still, I was desperate and wanted much needed relief.
When I got home, I handed my husband his Thera-Flu, and I read the dosage for my age. According to the box, 2 tablespoons (30 mL). I poured the correct dosage into the supplied measuring cup, and down the hatch it went. My first thoughts—man this stuff is nasty and kind of burns my raw throat! After the complete body jerk I did from the nastiness of the taste, I waited for it to work. It did—it took about 20 minutes.
Curious to see what this was now that I didn’t feel like my tonsils were being rubbed by sandpaper, I checked the box. Needless to say I was completely shocked by the ingredients. This $7 bottle of medication that was supposed to be a miracle according to my mother was nothing more than 1000 mg of acetaminophen—Tylenol! There was nothing else to it. I basically could have 2 extra strength gel caps that were already in my cabinet, and it would have given me the same relief—plus saved me $7! It just goes to show that even the most levelheaded person loses smarts when you are miserably sick.
Folks, if you are sick and in need of relief, you don’t need to spend $7 like I did for a product that you probably already have in your medicine cabinet. Sure this liquid Tylenol did “kick in” approximately 10 minutes earlier versus the pills; however, I would have waited those 10 minutes to save my $7. Now I know next time to read the box in the store. Take my advice, Tylenol Sore Throat is nothing special except for a snazzy box and a weird cherry taste—of course, this is just my Epinion…
Ingredients
Active: Acetaminophen 1000 mg per 30 mL
Inactive: Citric acid, D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40, Flavor, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Polyethylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Purified Water, Saccharin Sodium, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbitol
Recommended:
No
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