First Aid Direct Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy

The listing

NDC product code

42961-105 (labeller 42961, product 105)

Labeller

Cintas Corporation

Brand name

First Aid Direct Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy

Generic name

Zinc Gluconate

Dosage form

Lozenge

Route

oral

Marketing category

UNAPPROVED HOMEOPATHIC

Marketing start

20 July 2023

Listing expires

31 December 2026

Active ingredients

Strengths as listed in the FDA National Drug Code Directory, retrieved 4 September 2026. "Other listings" counts every other product on this site containing the same ingredient at any strength. A strength written as a number followed by X or C is a homeopathic potency, which records how many times the preparation was diluted rather than how much substance is present. It cannot be compared with a milligram figure and is never mixed into a strength range on this site.

What the label claims

These are read from this product's own label, not assigned by us and not inferred from the ingredient.

Stated useSore throatCoughCommon cold symptomsNasal congestionHoarseness

Drug Facts, as filed

Quoted from the label FDA holds for this product. Long fields are truncated. The panel printed on the package you are holding is the one that governs.

Active ingredient

(per lozenge) Zinc Gluconate 2X HPUS† (2.3%) (13.3 mg zinc) †The letters 'HPUS' indicate that the active ingredient is in the official Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States.

Purpose

Cold remedy

Uses

reduces the duration of the common cold reduces the severity of cold symptoms: cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, post nasal drip and/or hoarseness

Warnings

Do not use for treatment of influenza or allergies. This product is intended only to reduce the duration of the common cold and its symptoms Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking minocycline, doxycycline, tetracycline or are on Coumadin (warfarin) therapy. Zinc treatment may inhibit the absorption of these medicines. When using this product do not take on an empty stomach (to avoid possible minor stomach upset) Stop use and ask your doctor if symptoms persist more than 7 days If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a healthcare professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use

if you are taking minocycline, doxycycline, tetracycline or are on Coumadin (warfarin) therapy. Zinc treatment may inhibit the absorption of these medicines.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

Stop use and ask your doctor if symptoms persist more than 7 days

If pregnant or breast-feeding

If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a healthcare professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

take one lozenge at the onset of symptoms dissolve entire lozenge in mouth do not chew do not swallow whole do not eat or drink for 15 minutes after use repeat every 2-4 hours until symptoms subside Adults 18 years and over: do not exceed 6 lozenges per day Children 12 to under 18 years: do not exceed 4 lozenges per day Children under 12 years: ask a doctor before use

Inactive ingredients

corn syrup, glycine, natural flavors, sucrose

Other information

1-800-327-2704 m-F 8am-5pm EST

Label version 5, effective 23 September 2025. Retrieved from the openFDA drug label API on 4 September 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed.

Packages

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Identical on the active ingredient

2 other listings state exactly the same active ingredient at exactly the same strength in the same dosage form, across 2 different labellers. They are not necessarily the same product: inactive ingredients, flavour and pack size differ, and this site does not compare prices.

Sources for this page

• FDA National Drug Code Directory entry for 42961-105
• DailyMed label, set id a6c5906d-8f04-42f7-885f-e7490ec6b5bc
• How Lozenges builds these pages