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If someone swallows a lot of zinc oxide, give them water or milk right away. Do NOT give water or milk if the person is vomiting or has a decreased level of alertness. If the chemical is on the skin or in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
Zinc, if taken within 24 hours of the first sign of cold symptoms, reduced the duration and severity of the common cold in otherwise healthy adults and children. This was the case if adults used lozenges and children used zinc syrup. For children, one study showed that zinc sulfate syrup in a dose of 15 mg of zinc per day may prevent colds while 30 mg of zinc per day given at the first signs of symptoms may modestly treat a cold [2]. Zinc can be toxic so a pediatrician should be ...