Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, hand sanitizer stocks are scarce, face masks are selling out, and a common cold remedy is missing from pharmacy shelves: zinc lozenges. Despite a lack of evidence, zinc ...

(Reuters Health) - 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 ...

Administration of zinc acetate lozenges to common cold patients did not shorten colds in a randomized trial published in BMJ Open. Eight controlled trials previously reported that zinc lozenges ...

Zinc acetate has been proposed as the most ideal salt for zinc lozenges since acetate binds to zinc ions very weakly. Zinc gluconate is another salt that has been frequently used in zinc lozenges.

Zinc lozenges appear to benefit common cold outcomes through the release of free zinc ions into the oropharyngeal region. A study published in The Royal Society of Medicine Journals found that zinc ...

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Many people turn to zinc lozenges and supplements when they feel sick, and for good reason. Zinc is one of the most abundant trace minerals in your body and plays a key role in nearly every aspect of ...