Strepsils
US alternative (Rx)Стрепсилс
Common in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
Active ingredient: amylmetacresol + 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol
Strepsils isn't sold in the US — the closest option is benzocaine
amylmetacresol + 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol is not FDA-approved in the United States. For the same symptoms, US clinicians typically use benzocaine.
It is prescription-only — ask a US doctor or pharmacist whether benzocaine is right for you.
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The amylmetacresol/2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol pairing is sold across Europe and Canada but has no FDA-approved US product and is absent from the US oral-health OTC monograph, where sore-throat lozenges instead use benzocaine, menthol, or hexylresorcinol.
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