
Cold and flu facts
SOURCE: CHPA Educational Foundation, www.KnowYourOTCs.org
When you have a common cold or the flu, you may experience several symptoms at the same time — nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, fever, headache, body aches, sore throat, cough, and chest congestion. So how do you pick an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine to treat your symptoms? It’s important to only use medicines that treat the symptoms you have.