WICK Blau cough drops

WICK (known internationally as Vicks) is a historic brand for cough and cold relief. The product shown, WICK Blau, is a menthol-flavored throat lozenge prominently featuring a polar bear on its packaging, signifying its cooling effect.

The brand was originally founded in Selma, North Carolina, USA, in the 1890s by Lunsford Richardson. Today, the WICK brand name is primarily used in German-speaking markets, while the rest of the world knows it as Vicks. It is owned by the American multinational consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G), which acquired the brand in 1985. For the European market, these lozenges are typically manufactured in Germany.