Halls minis sugar-free cough drops — available in cherry, honey lemon and mentho-lyptus — are miniature, unwrapped versions of the brand’s standard lozenge, the company said.
For retailers and the suppliers of cough-cold products, low rates of flu infections among consumers means a slowdown in category sales among cough-cold and flu remedies.
Walgreens is rolling out its Walgreens Flu Index, tracking flu activity in areas across the country — just in time for National Influenza Vaccination Week.