Luden's brand throat drops are demulcents (meaning a swelling or irritation reliever) and mild oral anesthetics. The active ingredient in fruit flavors is pectin, a soluble gelatinous polysaccharide found in ripe fruits. Pectin places a coating on the throat to reduce irritation and swelling.
What is in Luden's cough drops?
Active Ingredient (In Each Drop): Pectin (2.8 Mg). Inactive Ingredients: Acesulfame Potassium, Citric Acid, Fd&C Blue 2, Fd&C Red 40, Flavors, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Isomalt, Malic Acid, Soybean Oil (Processing Aid), Water.