Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu
Persons suffering from acute upper respiratory tract viral infections (URTI) commonly use over the counter (OTC) medicines to relieve symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion. At present OTC medicines are only licensed for treatment of common cold and...
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| author | Ronald Eccles Guy Boivin Benjamin J Cowling Andrew Pavia Rangaraj Selvarangan |
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| description | Persons suffering from acute upper respiratory tract viral infections (URTI) commonly use over the counter (OTC) medicines to relieve symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion. At present OTC medicines are only licensed for treatment of common cold and flu symptoms and not for treatment of the same symptoms associated with COVID-19. The innate immune response responsible for the mechanisms of the symptoms of URTI is the same for all respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and these symptoms can be relieved by treatment with the same OTC medicines as available for treatment of colds and flu. This review provides scientific information that OTC treatments for common cold and flu-like illness caused by respiratory viruses are safe and effective treatments for the same symptoms associated with COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e34a8db49f044540919ad99a7445bb032023-08-01T04:09:04ZengElsevierClinical Infection in Practice2590-17022023-07-0119100230Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and fluRonald Eccles0Guy Boivin1Benjamin J Cowling2Andrew Pavia3Rangaraj Selvarangan4School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK; Corresponding author at: School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, Wales, UK.Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, CanadaSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USAPersons suffering from acute upper respiratory tract viral infections (URTI) commonly use over the counter (OTC) medicines to relieve symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion. At present OTC medicines are only licensed for treatment of common cold and flu symptoms and not for treatment of the same symptoms associated with COVID-19. The innate immune response responsible for the mechanisms of the symptoms of URTI is the same for all respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and these symptoms can be relieved by treatment with the same OTC medicines as available for treatment of colds and flu. This review provides scientific information that OTC treatments for common cold and flu-like illness caused by respiratory viruses are safe and effective treatments for the same symptoms associated with COVID-19.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170223000134 |
| spellingShingle | Ronald Eccles Guy Boivin Benjamin J Cowling Andrew Pavia Rangaraj Selvarangan Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu Clinical Infection in Practice |
| title | Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
| title_full | Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
| title_fullStr | Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
| title_short | Treatment of COVID-19 symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
| title_sort | treatment of covid 19 symptoms with over the counter otc medicines used for treatment of common cold and flu |
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