Halls (cough drop)

Halls Cough Drops
	A pack of Extra Strong Halls
Owner	Mondelēz International
Country	England
Introduced	1930s
Markets	Throat lozenges/cough drops
Previous owners	Hall Brothers (1930–1964); Warner–Lambert (1964–2000); Pfizer (2000–2002); Cadbury (2002–2010); Kraft (2010–2012);
Website	gethalls.com

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Halls is a British brand of a mentholated cough drop^[a] owned by Mondelēz International since 2015. In 2016, it was one of the biggest selling brands of over-the-counter medications sold in Great Britain, with sales of £32.5 million.^[1]

The Hall Brothers company was founded in 1893 by Thomas Harold Hall and Norman Smith Hall. The cough drops were first made in the 1930s on Stanley Road, Whitefield, Lancashire.^[2] The company was acquired by Warner-Lambert in 1964 with production moved to Dumers Lane, Radcliffe in 1970. Pfizer acquired Warner-Lambert in June 2000. Two years later the brand was bought by Cadbury Schweppes, which was purchased by Kraft foods and later restructured.

Drug information

Halls cough drops contain menthol, which acts as local anesthetic and "creates a cooling sensation".^[3] It also acts as a cough suppressant.^[4]

Additional information

A pack of Mint and Eucalyptus flavoured Halls, as sold in Brazil

In some parts of the world, including Brazil,^[5] Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,^[6] the Philippines, and Pakistan, Halls is advertised as a mentholated hard candy and is not recognised as a medicine for coughs. In the UK, Halls Extra Strong has recently^[when?] dropped all mention of an active ingredient (or of coughs) from the packaging, and now describes the contents as "Extra Strong Original flavour hard boiled sweets".

Explanatory notes

^ Categorised as a cough suppressant/oral anaesthetic by the manufacturer and have long been advertised as featuring "vapour action".

References

^ "A breakdown of the over-the-counter medicines market in Britain in 2016". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "Halls of Fame: The World's Leading Sweet". 13 September 2021.
^ "Halls Menthol Lozenges (Menthol)". iodine.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Halls Mentho-Lyptus (Pfizer Consumer Group)". Drugs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
^ "Halls advertised as candy in Brazil".
^ "Halls Colombia ‹ Nacho Cabrera – Locutor Voice Talent". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External links

[1] Categorised as a cough suppressant/oral anaesthetic by the manufacturer and have long been advertised as featuring "vapour action".

[2] "A breakdown of the over-the-counter medicines market in Britain in 2016". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[3] "Halls of Fame: The World's Leading Sweet". 13 September 2021.

[4] "Halls Menthol Lozenges (Menthol)". iodine.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[5] "Halls Mentho-Lyptus (Pfizer Consumer Group)". Drugs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[Halls_advertised_as_candy_in_Brazil-6] "Halls advertised as candy in Brazil".

[7] "Halls Colombia ‹ Nacho Cabrera – Locutor Voice Talent". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

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