Fairly new around here, just thought I would add a few things of my own.
Managed to get some Care linctus while I was away on holiday in a small town, no questions asked or warnings given! Now on the lookout for it back in Mancland but not hopeful, but will prob stick to online for time being anyway.
Preferring linctus to CWE for simple fact I get fed up with rotating pharmacies if my usage goes up. Absolute worst experience I had was in rather large chain that you might wear on your feet like shoes, about a year ago. I asked girl at checkout for pack of co-codamol and she was happy to give them to me, but then the bloke who works in there who had served me a couple of times before came running over and snatched the pack out of her hand and told her to step aside and then proceeded to question me and lecture me in front of the shocked looking girl and pour scorn on the fact that I had back pain a few weeks ago and now had another pain issue (which was in fact genuine at the time). And then sold them me anyway and told me I had to go and see my doctor or they would have their licence to sell such medicines taken off them. I now occasionally go in to pay for mints at the pharmacy desk and glare at him through my shades, maybe one day he will move out of the city, but that shop is off my list indefinitely

He seems to work there all day 7 days a week or maybe just sits in the back waiting to see me on the CCTV so he can jump out again!
As for linctus, I actually much prefer the sugar free Care stuff, not sure why but the sugary stuff makes me feel a bit ill and it's not the taste. Don't think it's the sugar either as I think there's far more sugar in a big mars bar and I can eat them fine! I do like the taste, but I am weird, I actually enjoyed the taste of CWE water from day one, I swish it around and savour it like a vintage wine now, lol... Also I never really get any itching! But then I am one of the few people who seem to react really badly to and hate weed altogether, always have... I must have odd DNA!
Well, nice to meet some local folk, so to speak

I might share some anecdotes now and then as it's not the sort of thing I can disclose in "real life" most of the time!