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  • Date checked: 30/04/2021
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Difflam Sore Throat Rinse

What is Difflam Sore Throat Rinse?

Difflam Sore Throat Rinse is an oral, sore throat treatment. It can be used as a gargle or rinse solution for people suffering from painful and inflamed sore throats. It can quickly and easily provide instant pain relief and eases tenderness of the throat.

How does Difflam Sore Throat Rinse work?

It contains the active ingredient benzydamine hydrochloride, which is also a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that works to reduce swelling and pain immediately. 

Warnings / Side effects Expand

Warnings and precautions: Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using Difflam Sore Throat Rinse: • If you have a history of asthma • If you are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs If any of these apply, talk to your doctor, dentist or pharmacist.

Other medicines and Difflam Sore Throat Rinse Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Difflam sore throat rinse contains: This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per 15 ml dose, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’. Methyl-para-hydroxy benzoate may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed)

This medicine contains 1126 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in each 15 ml dose. The amount in 15 ml of this medicine is equivalent to less than 30 ml beer or 12 ml wine. The small amount of alcohol in this medicine will not have any noticeable effects. This medicine contains 0.025 mg benzyl alcohol in each 175 microlitre dose which is equivalent to 0.14 mg/ml. Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions and mild local irritation. This medicinal product contains mint flavour with benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, isoeugenol, limonene and linalool. These substances may cause allergic reactions


Like all medicines Difflam Sore Throat Rinse can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Some side effects could be serious. If you have any of the side effects listed below, seek immediate medical help: • Serious allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock), signs of which may include difficulty breathing, chest pain or chest tightness, and/or feeling dizzy/faint, severe itching of the skin or raised lumps on the skin, swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat, and which may be potentially life-threatening.

Other side effects include the following, if they get serious, please tell your doctor: Uncommon (affects 1 in 1,000 people): • Numbness and/or stinging in the mouth and/or throat. Very rare (affects less than 1 in 10,000 people): • Difficulty breathing and wheezing • Itching • Skin rash. Not known: (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data) • Skin redness or swelling • Allergic reaction (Hypersensitivity). If this solution stings your mouth, the next dose can be diluted with some water to reduce this effect. Some people may react after using the product with a severe allergic reaction experiencing symptoms as described above (a so called anaphylactic reaction) which may be potentially life-threatening. In this case you should seek immediate medical assistance.

 Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra,gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine

Usage / Instructions Expand

Important: Always use Difflam Sore Throat Rinse exactly as your pharmacist has told you.

You should check with your doctor, dentist or pharmacist if you are not sure.

If you get Difflam Sore Throat Rinse in your eyes Do not use Difflam Sore Throat Rinse in or near your eyes. If any Sore Throat Rinse gets in your eyes, wash them immediately with cold water.

How much Difflam Sore Throat Rinse to use • Adults, adolescents and elderly: The usual dose is 15 ml of solution to be used every 1½ to 3 hours. Use the measuring cup provided to measure the dose.

 • Children: This medicine is not suitable for children aged 12 years or under.The solution should be rinsed around the mouth or used as a gargle for 20 to 30 seconds and then spat out.

If your symptoms worsen or do not improve contact your doctor or dentist. If you use more Difflam Sore Throat Rinse than you should If you take too much or you accidentally swallow large quantities of your medicine, contact immediately your doctor or pharmacist for advice.

 If you forget to use Difflam Sore Throat Rinse Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Simply take the next dose as planned. If you have any further questions about the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Ingredients Expand

What Difflam Sore Throat Rinse contains

The active substance is benzydamine hydrochloride. Each 15 ml contains 22.5 mg benzydamine hydrochloride.

 The other ingredients are ethanol, glycerol, saccharin, sodium hydrogen carbonate, mouthwash flavour 52 503/T, polysorbate 20, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, quinoline yellow (E104) and patent blue V (E131), purified water.

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Royal Mail Tracked 48hr Delivery

  • £3.49 for Tracked 48hr service, delivered within 2-3 working days from despatch of order.
  • Free delivery for orders over £30
  • Delivered Mon-Sat (excluding Sunday and Bank Holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Monday to Friday for same day despatch.
  • All orders can be tracked from despatched to delivery, tracking code will be emailed to you.
  • Certain items cannot be delivered through this service and therefore this service not be visible in the checkout. Additional terms and conditions apply, please see the delivery page.

EVRI UK Tracked 48hr Service

  • £3.49 for Standard service, delivered within 2 working days from despatch of order.
  • Free standard delivery for orders over £30
  • Delivered Mon-Fri (excluding weekend and bank holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Sunday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below.
  • Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below.

94% of orders are despatched within 2 days (data taken from July 2022 to October 2022)

Royal Mail Tracked 24hr Delivery

  • £5.09 for the Tracked 24hr service.
  • Mon-Thur orders placed before 8pm will be delivered 1-2 days from despatch (90% of orders delivered next day).
  • Friday orders placed before 8pm will be delivered from Saturday.
  • Weekend orders will be delivered from Tuesday.
  • Delivered Mon-Sat (excluding Sunday and Bank Holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Monday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below
  • Pharmacy approved items will be despatched once approved and delivered the next working day.
  • All orders can be tracked from despatched to delivery, tracking code will be emailed to you.
  • Certain items cannot be delivered through this service and therefore this service not be visible in the checkout. Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below.

EVRI UK Tracked 24hr service

  • £5.09 for UK Next Working Day Delivery.
  • Sun-Fri orders placed before 8pm will be delivered the next day.
  • Friday orders placed after 8pm will be delivered on Monday.
  • Weekend orders will be delivered on Monday.
  • Delivered Mon-Fri (excluding bank holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Sunday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below.
  • Pharmacy approved items will be despatched once approved and delivered the next day.
  • All orders can be tracked from despatched to delivery, tracking code will be emailed to you.
  • Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below.

EVRI Click & Collect tracked 48hr service

  • £3.00 for Standard service, delivered within 2 working days from despatch of order.
  • Free standard delivery for orders over £30
  • Delivered Mon-Fri (excluding weekend and bank holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Sunday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below.
  • Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below.

EVRI UK Click & Collect tracked 24hr service

  • £3.49 for UK Next Working Day Delivery.
  • Sun-Fri orders placed before 8pm will be delivered the next day.
  • Friday orders placed after 8pm will be delivered on Monday.
  • Weekend orders will be delivered on Monday.
  • Delivered Mon-Fri (excluding bank holidays).
  • Order by 8pm Sunday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below.
  • Pharmacy approved items will be despatched once approved and delivered the next day.
  • All orders can be tracked from despatched to delivery, tracking code will be emailed to you.
  • Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below.

UK Express Delivery

  • Free Express Delivery when you spend £100
  • Mon-Wed orders placed before 8pm will be delivered in 2 working days
  • Thursday orders placed before 8pm will be delivered on Monday
  • Friday orders placed before 8pm will be delivered on Tuesday
  • Weekend orders will be delivered on Tuesday
  • Delivered Mon-Fri (excluding bank holidays)
  • Order by 8pm Monday to Friday for same day despatch. Terms and conditions apply, see below.
  • Once approved P-line items will be delivered the next working day
  • Additional terms and conditions apply, please see below
  • Select Next working day delivery in the checkout for Express Delivery

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Returns

If you're not completely satisfied with your order, you can return it to us within 28 days

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i did not get the difflam sore throat rinse for some reason but i have been charged for it,can you rectify that please peter m

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Such a relief for sore throats -

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