Get medical help if zinc lozenges commonly cause adverse effects such as nausea and bad taste, and intranasal zinc products have been associated with loss of smell.
Ingredient
Caution
Zinc
Zinc lozenges can reduce common-cold duration when started early after symptom onset.
Reviewed health uses
Household preparations
Safety information
Zinc lozenges commonly cause adverse effects such as nausea and bad taste, and intranasal zinc products have been associated with loss of smell. Oral zinc can reduce absorption of certain medicines, including tetracycline and quinolone antibiotics, when taken together.
Get medical help if oral zinc can reduce absorption of certain medicines, including tetracycline and quinolone antibiotics, when taken together.