Chemicals and Drugs

Multi-Ingredient Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications

A broad category of multi-ingredient preparations that are marketed for the relief of upper respiratory symptoms resulting from the COMMON COLD; ALLERGIES; or HUMAN INFLUENZA. While the majority of these medications are available as OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS some of them contain ingredients that require them to be sold as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS or as BEHIND-THE COUNTER DRUGS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A broad category of multi-ingredient preparations that are marketed for the relief of upper respiratory symptoms resulting from the COMMON COLD; ALLERGIES; or HUMAN INFLUENZA. While the majority of these medications are available as OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS some of them contain ingredients that require them to be sold as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS or as BEHIND-THE COUNTER DRUGS.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications, Multi-Ingredient
  • Cold and Flu Medications, Multi-Ingredient
  • Multi-Ingredient Allergy Medications
  • Multi-Ingredient Cold Medications
  • Multi-Ingredient Cold Remedies
  • Multi-Ingredient Cold and Flu Medications
  • Multi-Ingredient Flu Medications
  • Allergy Medications, Multi-Ingredient
  • Cold Medications, Multi-Ingredient
  • Cold Remedies, Multi-Ingredient
  • Cold and Flu Medications, Multi Ingredient
  • Flu Medications, Multi-Ingredient
  • Medications, Multi-Ingredient Allergy
  • Medications, Multi-Ingredient Cold
  • Medications, Multi-Ingredient Flu
  • Multi Ingredient Allergy Medications
  • Multi Ingredient Cold Medications
  • Multi Ingredient Cold Remedies
  • Multi Ingredient Cold and Flu Medications
  • Multi Ingredient Flu Medications
  • Remedies, Multi-Ingredient Cold

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific ingredients

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History Note

2011

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  1. D26.310w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Multi-Ingredient Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057985. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057985
  2. Multi-Ingredient Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78191131