Chloraseptic

Chloraseptic is an American brand of oral analgesic that is produced by Tarrytown, New York–based Prestige Consumer Healthcare, and is used for the relief of sore throat and mouth pain. Its active ingredient is phenol (just in Sore Throat Spray, not in Sore Throat Lozenges), a compound whose antiseptic properties were discovered by Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge.

Chloraseptic

Product type	Oral analgesic
Produced by	Prestige Brands Inc
Country	United States
Previous owners	Robert Schattner[1]

This article is about the American medicine brand. For the song, see Chloraseptic (song).

Other Chloraseptic formulas are based on benzocaine.

History

Chloraseptic was invented and originally made by Robert Schattner (born Isaac Schattner; 1925-2017);^[1] it was later bought by Richardson-Vicks, which merged with Cincinnati, Ohio–based Procter & Gamble in 1985.

Products

Its current spray products include Cherry Throat Spray, MAX Wild Berry Targeted Throat Spray, Menthol Throat Spray, Warming Honey Lemon Throat Spray, Cherry On-The-Go Throat Spray, and Citrus Throat Spray.

Its current lozenge products include MAX Wild Berry, TOTAL Wild Cherry, Cherry with Soothing Liquid Center, TOTAL Sugar-Free Wild Cherry, Citrus with Soothing Liquid Center, and Warming Honey Lemon.^[2]