When your throat starts to get ticklish, you don't wait till this minor irritation explodes into a major sore throat. You do what you've always done since you were a li'l kid - pop Vicks Cough Drops and enjoy how one tasty drop relieves irritation and lets you carry on with your big plans for the day. Vicks Cough Drops work as a cough suppressant and/or oral anesthetic - it stops the dry cough* before it even starts and gives you confidence to face the world in your best form. For more than 50 years, it has remained everyone's top tasty choice for relieving minor throat irritations.