Avoid Rugby brand of guaifenesin
Guaifenesin is an ingredient of various products which help to thin mucus which is a help to people who have allergies or respiratory infections, chest congestion, etc. I have used Guaifenesin for decades and have always found this ingredient to be helpful. However, when I could not find any of my usual brands, I tried this and once was more than enough. This has way too many unwanted ingredients. Normally, I avoid artificial sweeteners, and this is "sugar free" with sucralose as the sweetener. It seems to have THREE preservatives none of which I am pleased about - methylparaben, propylparaben, and propylene glycol, then both artificial and natural cherry flavor, red food coloring #40, plus menthol, and a couple other ingredients in addition to Guaifenesin. All in all, it seems like too many additives, and it tastes VILE. I see others have mentioned the flavor, not liking the flavor - but - what is causing the bad taste is all the various garbage additives, and it's not the normal cherry syrup used in other brands of this product, whether the original Robitussin, or Waltussin. This is very watery and thin, not the usual consistency, and certainly not the usual taste - but I think the taste is coming from some of the additives. The bottle that I opened and used once - big 16 oz. bottle - is going in the garbage. It's not simply bad flavor, but I'm assuming all these various additional ingredients are what is causing the bad taste, and I'm not going to take it again. Unfortunately, I ordered TWO of the bottles. Just now, I looked at the site on Amazon where I ordered this product - AND - the list of all ingredients is entirely different on the website compared to what is on the label of this bottle. I just made a screen shot of it, perhaps to share with customer service, since the preservatives and sweetener and the syrup itself are NOT the same in the listing at the website as they are on the bottle - totally different. In any case, I recommend getting some brand other than Rugby brand of this product. I see currently this product is out of stock on Amazon, but that's a good thing - order something that is not this. Unless you have already used the brand and like it. I won't use it again, ever. I don't know if I've ever given a negative review of anything before - usually if something is mildly not what I wanted, I still don't want to be negative, but in my opnion there is no reason to buy this brand.
Rating: 1 stars