Eli5 Why can’t over-the-counter cold medications completely STOP coughs and runny noses and sore throats for at least a little while?

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Eli5 Why can’t over-the-counter cold medications completely STOP coughs and runny noses and sore throats for at least a little while?

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Because people are different. The dose is calibrated to work with most adults of a given basic size. You might be able to take two doses at once and make everything turn off symptom-wise, but it might also give a lot of people massive side effects.

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