The common cold is an inflammation of nose and throat caused by virus or bacteria. The causative microbes are transmitted by immediate contact with the diseased person or through air. Symptoms include runny nose, sore throat, cough, hoarseness and occasionally high temperature. The common cold usually has mild course and lasts up to a week. If your temperature exceeds 38°C, you are sweating and shaking, and you feel muscle ache and general weakness, you probably have influenza.

Antibiotics have no effect on viruses, which cause the common cold, so they should not be taken without physician’s recommendation. Using antibiotics “just in case” may reduce their effectiveness when you really need them.

The common cold and influenza are especially dangerous to people with weak immunity, so in wintertime it is recommended to consume products with high amount of vitamin C. One Upsavit tablet a day, prepared in the form of a delicious drink, supplies enough vitamin C to the organism.

Upsarin with C vitamine  successfully eliminates unpleasant symptoms of cold and influenza. Effervescent tablets act quickly and do not irritate the stomach.

Your child is too big for syrup but too small for your tablets? For children of 7-15 years of age we recommend  Efferalgan with C vitamine, designed specially for this age group. It is believed that a certain quantity of vitamin C is lost from the organism in cold and influenza. Efferalgan plus vitamin C replaces the lost vitamin C and promotes faster recovery.

How to protect yourself and others:

· Wash your hands frequently
· Avoid shaking hands with infected persons or when you have cold
· Sneeze and cough into a handkerchief, and turn away from people. Use disposable paper handkerchiefs and throw them away immediately after use. 
· Keep away from infected people, especially if they are coughing or sneezing
· Do not share glasses or other kitchenware
· Avoid crowded places