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About Cold and flu

What are cold and flu?

Cold and flu are infections of the respiratory tract caused by viruses, they normally affect areas such as the nose, airways, lungs, throat and head. The symptoms include congestion, cough, headaches, sore throat, and runny nose. Flu symptoms may include sore muscles and fever. Most of these symptoms can be treated with over the counter medications.

How can you tell if you have flu?

The symptoms of cold and flu are in many ways similar but they are indeed very two different conditions.

The symptoms of cold which are milder than those of flu usually develop slowly and they include:

• Runny or stuffy nose that can later develop into a yellow or green colored discharge
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Sneezing
• Fever up to 102°F
• Fatigue
• Muscle aches
• Headache
• Watery eyes

The symptoms of flu which are more severe than those of a cold are sudden (that is they suddenly develop without any warning signs), these symptoms include:

• Fever over 102°F
• Stuffy nose
• Nausea
• Chills and sweats
• Fatigue
• Muscle aches, especially in your back, arms and legs
• Cough
• Headache
• Loss of appetite

What is flu?

Flu is caused by a virus called the H₁N₁ virus, it is sometimes referred to as swine or swine influenza flu. Normally causes respiratory infections in pigs but can also infect humans.

When to call your doctor when you have flu or cold

If you experience any of the following symptoms call you doctor.

In children:

• Drainage from the ear or earache
• Bluish skin color
• Symptoms that lasting longer than 10 days
• Fast breathing, trouble breathing, or wheezing
• Vomiting or abdominal pain
• Fever that lasts for more than 3 days or fever above 103°F
• Symptoms that improve but return with a worse cough and or high fever

In adults:

• Disorientation or Confusion
• Pressure in the chest and or pain
• Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
• Symptoms that lasting longer than 10 days
• High/prolonged fever above 103°F with body aches and fatigue
• Persistent or severe vomiting
• Feeling of fainting and or actual fainting
• Swollen glands around the jaw or neck
• Severe (sinus) pain in your forehead or face

Over the counter cold and flu medicine

There is no specific cure for the common cold, however the treatment plan has two goals, to help you fight the virus and to make you feel better.

• Taking a lot of rest is also one of the keys in treating a cold and you need a warm comfortable environment.
• Drink a lot of fluids as this helps keep you hydrated, making the mucus of flu more likely to exit the body, helping you with congestion.
• If your throat is sore, we offer lozenges such as Zinc Lozenges W/Vit C & Echinacea to help in boosting the immune system.
• Take special precaution not to use over advertised over the counter cold and flu medications which are likely to contain drugs to treat symptoms that you do not have, leading to over treatment which you do not require. The FDA with other manufacturers only recommend over the counter cold and cough drugs to children over the age of 4.
• Over the counter decongestants like Neo-Citran Es Cold & Sinus can help clear and help dry nasal passages but only for a short period of time. NOTE the use of decongestants may increase heart rate and blood pressure, make sure to tell you pharmacist or doctor about any conditions that you may have.

Medication available

This group of medications (cold and flu for over the counter use) are available as tablets, capsules, nasal sprays and syrups in various brands and generics both for children and adults.

What do they treat?

Cold and flu for over the counter use are used in the management of cold and flu symptoms such as congestion, runny nose, cough etc.

Prescription or over the counter?

Most cold and flu medications can be purchased over the counter, that means without a prescription. Some of the frequently used over the counter medication include.

Safety information

Side effects

• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Upset stomach
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Constipation
• Dry mouth, nose and or throat

Contraindications

The use of any cold and flu medication is contraindicated in any patient who is hypersensitive to any of the active ingredients or any ingredients used in the formulation.

Warnings and precautions

Always remember to inform your doctor or pharmacist of any allergies or medical condition you may have, medications you are currently taking. If you are breastfeeding or pregnant and any other important health conditions you might have.

Before taking over the counter flu medications, talk to your doctor if you have any of the following conditions:

• Breathing problems (that is from asthma, emphysema), 
• Diabetes, 
• Glaucoma, 
• Heart problems, 
• High blood pressure, 
• Kidney problems, 
• Liver disease, 
• Seizures, 
• Stomach or intestinal problems (such as constipation, blockage,  ulcers),