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have a cold. Although viruses cause both conditions, the flu virus causes symptoms that are usually more severe and often appear suddenly. Always check with your pharmacist if you are unsure. They will provide you with the most appropriate information and know when to refer you for further medical review. To relieve the symptoms of a cold try to rest, drink plenty of water and non-alcoholic fluids, avoid cigarette smoke and use steam inhalations to help relieve a blocked nose (check with a doctor or pharmacist before using with children). To soothe a sore throat and cough, try gargling with warm salty water, anti-inflammatory, anaesthetic or antiseptic gargles (avoid in young children), sucking on an ice cube or a throat lozenge (avoid in young children) and drinking hot water with honey and lemon. Your local pharmacy is your health destination and the pharmacist and pharmacy staff can provide a range of products, medicines, services and advice about the best treatment for your coughs and colds. Source: www.psa.org.au

The recent cold snap may have you thinking about winter, and coughs and colds that often accompany the change in seasons. Coughing helps to clear the airway. It is caused by an irritation of the lining of the throat and lungs and may be due to an infection such as a common cold or influenza (flu), an allergy, changes in temperature, something in the throat, an irritant (e.g. cigarette smoke) or inflammation (swelling). Coughs are usually classed as either dry (non-productive) or chesty (productive). However, coughing may be a symptom of a serious illness or a side effect of a medicine. Cough treatments will not cure a cough, but they may help relieve the cough symptoms. Treatment depends on the symptoms and the type of cough. If you have a dry, non-productive cough, a treatment that sooths the throat and/or suppresses the cough may help. If the cough is chesty and productive, a cough treatment that will help break up the mucus making it easier to cough may provide relief. Medicine that suppresses a cough is not suitable for a chesty cough. Colds are caused by viruses. There are no medicines that can cure a cold. Some medicines such as cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics, antihistamines, pain relievers and decongestants may ease the symptoms of colds and flu. Antibiotics do not work against viral infections and so are not useful for treating colds. Often it may be difficult to tell the difference between the common cold and influenza (the flu). You may think you have the flu when you Treating coughs and colds good health

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