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Vicks
Vicks is an American brand of over-the-counter medications owned by the American companies Procter & Gamble and Helen of Troy Limited. Vicks manufactures NyQuil and its sister medication, DayQuil as well as other medications in the "Quil" line. Vicks also produces the Formula 44 brand of cough medicines, cough drops, Vicks VapoRub, and a number of inhaled breathing treatments. For much of its history, Vicks products were manufactured by the family-owned company Richardson-Vicks, Inc., based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Richardson-Vicks, Inc., was eventually sold to Procter & Gamble in 1985. Procter & Gamble divested the Vicks VapoSteam U.S. liquid inhalant business and sold it to Helen of Troy in 2015.
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Vicks
Vicks is a brand of over-the-counter medications owned by the American company Procter & Gamble. Vicks manufactures NyQuil and its morning sister medication, DayQuil. The Vicks brand also produces Formula 44 cough medicines, cough drops, Vicks VapoRub, and a number of inhaled breathing treatments. For much of its history, Vicks products were manufactured by the family-owned company Richardson-Vicks, Inc. based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Richardson-Vicks, Inc. was eventually sold to Procter & Gamble in 1985. In Japan the product is distributed by Taisho pharmaceutical but is manufactured by P&G in India. In German-speaking countries, the brandname Vicks was changed to Wick in order to avoid possible sexual connotations linked to Vicks or Vick. In Spanish-speaking countries, the brand name is changed to Vick.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vicks is ranked #25810 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Vicks surname appeared 954 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vicks.
74.7% or 713 total occurrences were Black.
21.1% or 202 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.6% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Vicks in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Vicks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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