Prospan for Children Expert Review 2024

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 · 4 mins read
Prospan for Children Expert Review 2024

A wheeze, splutter, and crackle - that’s the sound of a chesty cough. If it’s not addressed properly, that’s also the sound of your whole household coming down.


Though it might simply seem like a niggling inconvenience, a bad cough can be stubborn and compromise your little one’s ability to thrive. It’s also plain uncomfy, and sometimes, a little gross. But before we raid the “in case of emergency” medicine cabinet, we can trust gentle remedies that are clinically proven to nurture naturally.

Prospan for Children is World’s No.1 herbal children’s cough medicine because it handles their cough with care. If you’re a little skeptical, we wrote this review to show you the light.

Prospan for Children in-depth review by Kiindred


You don’t want your child to be out with a cough between the months of May and October (cough and cold season). The germs are going to spread, sneezes will escape the elbows, and preschool hands won’t always be washed; those are things you can’t control. However, supportive for chesty cough symptoms is within your wheelhouse. Prospan for Children is a favourite for families nationwide to get on top of the chesty cough fast.


About Prospan


Well-known and loved, Prospan’s claim to fame is its key ingredient; ivy leaf extract. It’s the favoured brand for parents for its effectiveness in soothing coughs in children aged two and up and is trusted by families worldwide (including ours). Prospan is a gentle yet reliable approach for knocking out your child’s cough without knocking them out.


Prospan for Children: Product benefits


Helps to clear mucus and relieves congestion 

Phlegm, or mucus, is what makes a chesty cough. It’s called a productive cough because it breaks down mucus build-up (which is a response to inflammation or infection) and coughs it up, creating that wet sound.

Clearing that phlegm (i.e. coughing) can take more time than you or your child have patience for. Prospan’s hero ingredient, ivy leaf extract, thins and loosens mucus so that it’s able to exit your child’s airway quicker – meaning less coughing, sooner.  

In fact, Prospan clears coughs two times faster than when left untreated, and it’s efficacy has been confirmed, from clinical trials in over 57,000 children.** 

Soothes sore airways 

All that coughing can make your child’s throat sore and scratchy. So, it’s just as important to soothe their airways as it is to clear them. 

By relieving inflammation, Prospan’s ivy leaf extract relaxes the airways for easier breathing and takes the edge out of the pesky chesty cough. 

For older kids (aged 6 years and over) Prospan also has easy-to-take throat lozenges for on-the-go relief. They’re chewable, great-tasting, and perfect to pop in your handbag in the face of a busy day. 

Naturally derived for gentle relief 

There’s a balance between effective treatment and tolerability. 

The major perk to Prospan is that you’re able to curtail the chesty cough gently. Its lead ingredients are naturally derived, including the botanical ivy leaf extract. This general garden plant has a long human history of medical use, while the specific extract used in Prospan was developed 65 years ago based on extensive clinical trials confirming good tolerability.

You won’t have to toss a coin between effectiveness and gentle care. Prospan gives a combination of both. 

Prospan for Children: Specs and features


  • Exclusive, naturally sourced Ivy Leaf extract to clear, thin, and loosen mucus from the chest 
  • Non-drowsy, sugar-free formulation 
  • Great tasting natural cherry flavour for picky kids 
  • Proven effectiveness by clinical evidence in over 57,000 children
  • The result of 65 years of research and innovation 

In conclusion: Why we love it


You don’t have to give up clinical effectiveness when choosing the scientifically tested naturally derived ivy leaf extract used in Prospan. 

Prospan for Children brings reliability, gentle care, and a great taste your kid will love – there’s no need to compromise. 

It makes chesty cough a memory of yesterday, helping your kid get back to the good stuff sooner. 


*Prospan is clinically proven to relieve a chesty cough in 7 days vs 14 days untreated. Schaefer A, et al., Pharmazie 2016;71(9):504-509.

** Lang, C et al. Planta Medica. 2015;81(12/13):968-74. Funded by Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG.

Always read the label and follow the directions for use. Not to be used in children under 2 without medical advice.

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