Medicine guide

Throat Coat Sweet Orange Fennel

5 mg/4.2g · Lozenge

  • Available without prescription
Active substance
Menthol
Made by
Traditional Medicinals, Inc.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-11-21

What it is

cough suppressant / oral anesthetic

Used for
  • Temporarily relieves Cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation occurring with the common cold and inhaled irritants. Occasional minor irritaions, pain, sore mouth, and sore throat.
How to take it

Adults and children 12 years and over:: dissolve lozenge slowly in the mouth. Repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor, up to 5 lozenges per day

Full directions ↓
Do not take it if

If you are allergic to any of the ingredients. Produced in a facility that also processes almonds, coconuts, pecans, peanuts, soy, and milk products.

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
849other products contain Menthol — compare makers, forms and strengths

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What it is for

  • Temporarily relieves Cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation occurring with the common cold and inhaled irritants. Occasional minor irritaions, pain, sore mouth, and sore throat.

From the official label · 2025-11-21 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

If you are allergic to any of the ingredients. Produced in a facility that also processes almonds, coconuts, pecans, peanuts, soy, and milk products.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • Adults and children 12 years and over:
  • Dissolve lozenge slowly in the mouth. Repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor, up to 5 lozenges per day
  • Children under 12 years of age :
  • ask a doctor.

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

A persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema. Cough accopanied by excessive phlegm (mucus)

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Stop and get help if

  • Cough persists for more than 1 week, tends to recur, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent heacache.
  • This could be the sign of a sereious condition.
  • Sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, swelling, nausea or vomiting.
  • Sore mouth symptoms do not improve in 7 days, or if irritation, pain, or redness persistst or worsens.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

  • Sore throat warning :
  • Severe or persistent sore throat or sore throat accompanied by high fever, headache, nausea, or vomiting may be serious.
  • Consult physician promptly.
  • Do not use more than 2 days or administer to
  • children under 12 years of age unless directed by physician.
  • Do not use: If you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
  • Ask a doctor before use
  • if you have:
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor if:
  • Keep out of reach of children.

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

What kind of medicine it is

cough suppressant / oral anesthetic

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

Organic fennel oil, organic glucose syrup, organic licorice extract, organic marshmallow extract, organic orange oil, pectin, organic rapeseed oil, organic cane sugar, water.

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

call 1-800-543-4372, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST M-F

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Sugarsorganic glucose syrup; organic cane sugarRelevant to diabetes and dental health.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Details

Made byTraditional Medicinals, Inc.
Active substanceMenthol
Strength5 mg/4.2g
FormLozenge
RouteOral
Packs16 PACKAGE in 1 POUCH / 4.2 g in 1 PACKAGE · 30 PACKAGE in 1 POUCH / 4.2 g in 1 PACKAGE
NDC78732-010

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

2 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.