Lemsip Cold & Flu Hot Lemon 5 Pack

Description

LEMSIP COLD & FLU HOT LEMON 500MG

Lemsip Cold & Flu Hot Lemon 500mg Powder for Oral Solution targets cold and flu symptoms to help bring you effective relief.

Contains:

The pain reliever paracetamol to help relieve your body aches and pains, sore throat, headache and fever.
Suitable for:

Adults and children 12 years and over.

Lemsip Cold & Flu Hot Lemon 500mg Powder for Oral Solution. Always read the label. Contains 500mg paracetamol.

WHAT CAUSES
A COLD?
Colds are caused by viruses and are easily spread to other people.1 Basically, if you have the virus, you’re infectious until all your symptoms have gone.1 It’s passed on by coughs or sneezes, or hand contact – germs can live on the hands and on surfaces for up to 24 hours.1,2

Cold viruses are so common that if you have contact with other people, you’re bound to catch one occasionally – if someone coughs or sneezes nearby they can spray the virus out into the air in tiny droplets of mucus, which you can breathe in directly, or pick up from where it has landed on surfaces, and then pass on by touching your eyes, nose or mouth.2

Colds are so common that adults can expect to catch between two to five each year, while children can have as many as 10 a year.3

HOW TO
PREVENT A COLD
It’s hard to stop yourself getting exposed to any one of the 200 viruses that can cause the common cold, but you can keep the risk of catching one down to a minimum.3

Obvious as it sounds, but your best bet is to try to keep your distance from infected people and avoid sharing towels or household items, like cups, with them.1,2 That’s not always possible, of course, so the next line of defence is to wash your hands often with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser when you are out and about.1,2 It’s a tough one, but try to keep your hands away from your eyes, mouth or nose, because that’s how the virus gets transmitted into your body.1,2 Also, keep yourself fit and healthy to help keep your immune system strong.1

Unlike the flu, you can’t take a vaccine to protect yourself against a cold.1,2 That means your body will be constantly working to fight off all those cold viruses.

If you, or someone close to you, has a cold the risk of it spreading can be reduced by washing the hands often with warm soapy water, and using tissues to trap germs, then throwing them in the bin as soon as possible afterwards.1 Also remember to sneeze or cough into your elbow rather than your hands – it’s a lot harder to pass the virus on from the crook of your elbow than it is from your hands.1

HOW TO
TAKE CARE OF A COLD
You can treat a cold yourself. Doctors don’t recommend antibiotics for colds, because they work on bacteria not viruses, so they don’t help relieve your cold symptoms or make your get better any quicker.1,2 In fact, taking antibiotics when you don’t need them can make them less effective when you do need them against bacterial infections.2

Medicines for colds are easy to pick up from the shelves in your local pharmacy or supermarket – if you’re not sure, ask your pharmacist which one is best for you and your symptoms.

Decongestant sprays or tablets will help with a blocked nose5
Painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen can ease aches and lower fevers.1 Be careful not to combine cold, flu and cough medicines if you’re taking paracetamol and ibuprofen tablets as you may end up accidentally taking more than the recommended dose.1