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Medicines glycerol + sucroseQuestion & answer

glycerol + sucrose · Medicine question

What colour and flavour is CalCough Children's Syrup?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

CalCough Children's Syrup is dark red and blackcurrant flavoured.

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Benylin Dry & Tickly Cough Blackcurrant Syrup or Benylin Children's Dry Cough & Sore Throat Syrup or CalCough Children's SyrupMcNeil Products Ltd · emc · SmPC §3 Pharmaceutical form · Version 10Document updated 20 July 2026

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