There is no special cold medicine, cold is a kind of upper respiratory tract infection, caused by viral infection, if serious symptoms, you can use drugs symptomatically.
1. Nasal congestion can be relieved by decongestants, such as pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, hydroxymetazoline hydrochloride, but not long-term use.
2. Sneezing and runny nose can use saline to clean the nasal cavity and promote the discharge of secretions, and if necessary, intranasal hormone sprays can be used to alleviate the symptoms, such as fluticasone propionate, budesonide and so on.
3. If headache, fever, generalized muscle pain, you can use acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin and other drugs.
4. If the cough is severe, you can choose cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan and pentoxyverine.
5. If there is a lot of phlegm, you can choose expectorant drugs, such as Ambroxol and Bromhexine.
6. If combined with bacterial infection, you can use antibiotic drugs, such as cefixime, amoxicillin, cefaclor and so on.
After the cold should go to the regular hospital, if you need to use drugs, should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, avoid self-medication.