It is important to read labels carefully. Choose products that treat only the symptoms you have. Check with your doctor before giving any medicine to children. These medications relieve muscle aches and pains and reduce fever. These medications block histamine, a substance that is released in response to allergies and causes a runny nose and sneezing.
Antihistamines help dry a runny nose and watery eyes.
They often cause drowsiness. These medications work by thinning mucus so that it can more easily be coughed up. These medications work by quieting a cough. They are usually recommended for dry coughs where you are not producing mucus. These medications can be administered either orally or by nasal spray.