Lemsip Max Cold & Flu capsules

room512

Sainsburys and Tesco's have Lemsip Max Cold & Flu capsules on special offer for £2.00 at the moment. OH says only tablets with the word flu work (!!!!) when he has a sniffle. Only a pound cheaper but every little helps... (was going to buy Beechams but they were just under £5 a packet)

Loz

Can't beat Beecham's All in One tablets

shankley4ever

Home bargins have beechams active cold relief caplets 14 @ 99p....these are really good... ( work on man flu too!! )

oks_2

Sainsbury's/Tesco/Boots (and probably more) max strength cold & flu are the same and usually about £1.60 - check and compare the active ingredients. I agree, they are the only non-pharmacy meds that work for man-flu and headaches.

duncansby

Or you could just buy 32 paracetamol for 32p! Just as good.

dc

duncansby wrote: »

Or you could just buy 32 paracetamol for 32p! Just as good.

Err NO

The powders eg Sainsburys (which were recently only 99p for 10, until they saw the competions higher prices) ALSO contain a dose of decongestant too

. SO you would have to buy a packet of Sudafed as well and therefore would be more expensive.

duncansby

dc wrote: »

Err NO

The powders eg Sainsburys (which were recently only 99p for 10, until they saw the competions higher prices) ALSO contain a dose of decongestant too

. SO you would have to buy a packet of Sudafed as well and therefore would be more expensive.

Err - phenyephrine is basically useless as an oral decongestant - that's why you can buy it otc in supermarkets and garages. Sudafed (from pharmacies only) is much stronger and may work.

Check this out http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17264159?dopt=Abstract

The point I'm making, albeit poorly, is that all cold and flu remedies are basically no better than taking a couple of paracetamol and a drink of water. Try it next time, you'll save money and feel better

robd831

Wilkisons also have 16 tablets for about £1-16 with the extra Flu bits in, much cheaper than beechams and it has the same ingredients.

nikkit72

i saw these inthe pound shop yesterday

room512

So my post wasn't much of a grabbit then! Sorry xxx

ikkleosu

dc wrote: »

Err NO

The powders eg Sainsburys (which were recently only 99p for 10, until they saw the competions higher prices) ALSO contain a dose of decongestant too

. SO you would have to buy a packet of Sudafed as well and therefore would be more expensive.

Tesco's own brand cold rememdy, which contains the decongestant, is only 69p for 16 capsules.