Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)

Management of the common cold.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

General PracticeRespiratory

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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Common cold

NICE guideline [CG69]

NICE guideline [NG120]: Cough (acute): antimicrobial prescribing

NICE guideline CG69: Respiratory tract infections (self-limiting): prescribing antibiotics

British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on chronic cough in adults

International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes

NICE Clinical Guideline 69: Respiratory tract infections (self-limiting): prescribing antibiotics