zinc lozenge

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zinc lozenge

Post by bradleygt » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:44 pm

lie on your back, let the lozenge dissolve, coats your throat, prevents viral ingestion/infection
an ounce of prevention is waaay more than a pound of cure

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Post by Amskeptic » Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:29 pm

bradleygt wrote:
Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:44 pm
lie on your back, let the lozenge dissolve, coats your throat, prevents viral ingestion/infection

Patrick J. Skerrett
Executive Editor, Harvard Health Newsletter
Harvard Medical School

“People taking zinc lozenges (not syrup or tablet form) are more likely to experience adverse events, including bad taste and nausea. As there are no studies in participants in whom common cold symptoms might be troublesome (for example, those with underlying chronic illness, immunodeficiency, asthma, etc.), the use of zinc currently cannot be recommended for them. Given the variability in the populations studied (no studies from low- or middle-income countries), dose, formulation and duration of zinc used in the included studies, more research is needed to address these variabilities and determine the optimal duration of treatment as well as the dosage and formulations of zinc that will produce clinical benefits without increasing adverse effects, before making a general recommendation for zinc in treatment of the common cold.”
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