Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if you are pregnant, planning tobecome pregnant or are breast-feeding. Shake the bottle before use. A slight deposit sometimes appears on standing. This will disappearon shaking. Each 5 ml contains 62.66 mg of ethanol (see section 4.4 ‚Special warnings and precautions for use‘). The safety of this product during pregnancy and lactation has not been established, therefore use during pregnancy and lactation is not recommended. If symptoms of sore throat, hoarseness, loss of voice or cattarrh are expected to appear, garglewith 10 ml (2 x 5 ml spoonfuls) in 20 ml of water,then spit out, in the morning before breakfast, andlast thing at night.

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The current supply problem derives from a shortage of quassia wood, even though the Sanderson’s formulation contains just a tiny 0.0078ml of quassia liquid extract in each 5ml dose. Quassia has long been used as a bitter tonic. It supposedly has antibacterial and antifungal properties, although clinical trials have failed to prove its efficacy.

Summary of medicine characteristics - SANDERSONS THROAT SPECIFIC MIXTURE

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. 4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

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Another Sanderson’s component is capsicum, with 5ml of the mixture containing 0.025ml of capsicum tincture. Capsicum has long been used in gargles for throat irritation or infection, although it seems that it has never been evaluated comprehensively for effectiveness or safety. If symptoms of sore throat, hoarseness, loss of voice or catarrh are expected to appear, gargle well with 10 ml (two 5 ml spoonfuls) in twice the amount of water in the morning before breakfast and last thing at night.Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any othermedicines, including those obtained without aprescription. Do not use for more than 7 consecutive days. If symptoms worsen or persist beyond 7 days,consult your doctor. Although aimed mainly at theatrical performers, Sanderson’s Throat Specific Mixture has attracted a reputation beyond the world of entertainment — at least in Mr Sanderson’s Manchester, where I was raised. When I developed a sore throat as a young child my father persuaded me to gargle with the concoction. Decades later, I am still traumatised by the experience, which involved a burning sensation in my throat followed by extremely unpleasant bitter and sour tastes. I was so scarred by the incident that, as a youngster, I never again admitted to having a sore throat. If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possibleside effects not listed in this leaflet. You can alsoreport side effects directly via the Yellow CardScheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how tothrow away medicines you no longer use. Thesemeasures will help to protect the environment. 6. FURTHER INFORMATION

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The main ingredient of Sanderson’s is acetic acid (the basic element of vinegar), at a concentration of 37.5mg in 5ml (0.75% w/v). At this strength, acetic acid is mildly antiseptic, with broad spectrum activity against streptococci, staphylococci, pseudomonas, enterococci, etc.ml of extract (as liquid extract) fromQuassia wood (Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.)(1:1). Extraction solvent: water. ml of extract (as liquid extract) from Squillbulb (Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn) (1:1).Extraction solvent: ethanol 65% v/v. Thorpe Laboratories Ltd, Enterprise Road, Golf Road Industrial Estate, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire,LN12 1NB, UK.