The common cold does not need a drip, and it is not good to have a drip. During the cold period, avoid wind and cold, wear more clothes, pay attention to keep warm, rest more, exercise less, drink more hot water, eat a light diet, eat easy-to-digest food, and take some medicines when the symptoms are a little heavy, usually the cold will be cured in 5-7 days. If you have a cold with stuffy nose, runny nose, cough and sore throat, you can take some Chinese medicines, such as Lianhua Qingfei for colds. If the fever is over 38.5℃, you can take acetaminophen or ibuprofen orally to reduce the fever. If the cold is accompanied by coughing, coughing yellow sputum, sore throat and elevated white blood cells, it is a bacterial infection and you can take antibiotics, and there is no need for an IV. Only when oral antibiotics do not work, and the patient’s own symptoms are severe, then consider an IV.