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{{short description|Overview of the relationship between Zinc and the common cold}}
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[[File:Zinc 50 mg.jpg|thumb|182px|Zinc gluconate 50&nbsp;mg tablets ([[General Nutrition Centers|GNC]]&nbsp;brand)]]
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{{If pagename|Zinc and the common cold='''Zinc supplements'''|other=Zinc supplements}} (frequently [[zinc acetate]] or [[zinc gluconate]] [[Throat lozenge|lozenge]]s) are a group of [[dietary supplements]] that are commonly used for the treatment of the {{no selflink|common cold}}. The use of zinc supplements at doses in excess of 75&nbsp;mg/day within 24&nbsp;hours of the onset of symptoms has been shown to reduce the duration of cold symptoms by about 1&nbsp;day in adults. Adverse effects with zinc supplements [[Oral administration|by mouth]] include bad taste and [[nausea]]. The [[Nasal administration|intranasal use]] of zinc-containing [[nasal spray]]s has been associated with the [[anosmia|loss of the sense of smell]]; consequently, in June 2009, the [[United States Food and Drug Administration]] (USFDA) warned consumers to stop using intranasal zinc.