What you need is a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down". Bex powders, as well as other APC products such as Vincent's, were particularly seen as the housewife's drug of choice in the 1950s and 1960s.
"A cup of tea, a Bex, and a rest are what you need," said the advice. Bex powders, along with other APC products such as Vincent's, were widely regarded as housewives' go-to remedies in the 1950s and 1960s.