Bad taste has been a common complaint of zinc lozenges. In the study carried out by Dr. Hemilä and colleagues, 37% of zinc participants did not complain of any adverse effects. In addition, the ...

Lozenges With Zinc May Shorten A Cold's Duration By Allison Aubrey. Published Feb 10, 2020 2:08 AM ... $60 $120 $180 $240 Continue. Trending on LAist News ...

Lozenges containing zinc acetate in sufficient quantity work to shorten the common cold from the usual seven days to about four, according to a new analysis of clinical trial results.

That's a ratio of 2.6, which is similar to the ratio provided by their Cox regression analysis (which is 3). Thus, the authors concluded that zinc lozenges may triple the recovery rate for people ...

HELSINKI, Finland, July 26 (UPI) -- Zinc lozenges may shorten a cold by as much as 40 percent, depending on the total dosage of zinc and the composition of lozenges, Finnish researchers say.

Zinc Acetate Lozenges May Improve the Recovery Rate of Common Cold Patients: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases , 2017; 4 (2) DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx059 Cite ...

Zinc lozenges have long been a mainstay in fighting the common cold. But a review of 20 years of research into the effectiveness of zinc as a therapy for cold symptoms has turned up some bad news.

According to the researchers, zinc acetate lozenges that release zinc ions at doses of about 80 mg/day can be an effective treatment for symptoms of a common cold.

Administration of zinc acetate lozenges to common cold patients did not shorten colds in a randomized trial. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.