Zarbee's Naturals96% Honey Cough Soothers + Mucus with Ivy Leaf Extract, Lemon Menthol Flavor,16.8 Oz,14 Count

The tablets seemed to be melted

I love the formula and flavor of this product. It helps clear my throat so I'm not having trouble when speaking in early morning calls.I did have a problem getting the drops out of the package. One was stuck and broke into pieces when I removed it. There were still pieces of it stuck in the package that were hard to get out. When it broke, some of the shards were on the floor. To make matters worse, I went to take one and it was all melted and gooey due to recent hot weather. Again, not getting the whole dose and it was a sticky mess.I didn't want to give up on this product. I put the pack in the freezer to see if that would help. I have only used a couple of times since, but they pop right out of the package without a lot of hassle when frozen. They don't seem very cold when taking them. Hope this tip is helpful.

The packaging is the worst part. The lozenges are in a plastic hexagon, and you're supposed to be able to pop them out of their sunken in, plastic circles, just like with many medicines. But, these lozenges get stuck! Trying to pop them out caused little shards of lozenge to snap off, and to jettison out. I had to quickly scrabble around trying to find these shards, so that my dog didn't get any. That was an unexpected and unfun little game...Also, these Zarbees lozenges didn't help me much. They tasted fine, but their effects were weak, and lasted for less than ten minutes or so. I'm going to offer some comparative analysis, because I tried many lozenges while sick. I had disliked a bag I got at the store, and then bought 3 different types on Amazon (all from Amazon, not a 3rd party seller.) In order, from best to worst, here are my results:1. Ricola - Dual Action, Swiss Cherry = These worked the best, because they're both a cough suppressant and an oral anesthetic. However, the "extra relief in the center" tasted HORRIBLE to me. I could barely stand the taste, which was why I looked for other drops. Instructions say to use 1 drop every 2 hours, and it has 8.3mg menthol. The dosage instructions are for "adults and children 6 years and older," says to keep out of reach of kids, and to not use in kids under 6 unless directed to by a doctor.2. Ricola - Original = These worked okay-ish. They soothed my throat a little bit, helped my cough a bit, but you're supposed to do 2 in a row, and then not have more for 2 hours. The lozenges' effects lasted for noticeably less than 2 hours. Active ingredient is menthol 4.8mg, in each drop. So, a full dose is 9.6mg for two drops.Instructions say they're for "adults and children 6 years and older," to keep out of reach of children, and to consult a doctor for kids under 6.3. Quantum Health - Meyer Lemon & Honey Flavor = Comparable to the original Ricola in taste, but the directions say to only use 1 lozenge at a time, not 2 like with Ricola. The active ingredient is menthol, 5mg. This means that Quantum's slightly stronger per lozenge but, since you're only supposed to take 1 lozenge as a dose, you'd be getting about half the strength of a Ricola dose. Thus, the overall effects are also not as strong, because a person's getting half the medicine.Instructions say to keep out of reach of children, dosage instructions are for "Adults and children 5 years and over," and a doctor should be consulted if a person wants to give them to a kid under 5.4. Zarbees - 96% Honey CoughSoothers+Mucus = Tastes fine like #2 and #3, but the effects are weak and short-lived. The packaging is also terrible. In comparison, the Ricola and Quantum drops were individually wrapped and thus easier to dispense. And while Zarbee's packaging's back info does note that English Ivy Leaf Extract is used (it's supposed to help with coughing), they do NOT note how much menthol is in each of the lozenges. They do have menthol listed but, for whatever reason, it's not listed as an "active ingredient." Instead, "menthol" is listed vaguely underneath the chart, as one of two "natural flavors." It simply says: "OTHER INGREDIENTS: HONEY, NATURAL FLAVORS (LEMON, MENTHOL)". So, I can't say how much menthol is in it comparatively. But, given its weak effects, I imagine that there's not much menthol in it. This is weird to me, because I imagine that this makes it less effective compared to drops with stronger doses of menthol, AND inappropriate for those who dislike menthol and are looking for alternatives.Additionally, while it doesn't have warnings for younger children -- as the other lozenges do -- it DOES only have instructions for "Adults and children 5 years of age and over." So, presumably, it's also not intended for the very little.

Really works.

These cough drops are great. I love these. They are one of the cough drops that I bought in a bushel of cough drops to compare them and these are some of my favorites. The packaging is a little inconvenient, but I cannot complain about less plastic. There is not a lot to dislike about these. They are almost perfect, but I like Beekeeper's Naturals more.

These do as described but I have an extremely hard time convincing my son to actually suck on one, even under the tongue.