Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)

Management of the common cold.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
General PracticeRespiratory

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Common cold
National
NICE guideline [CG69]
National
NICE guideline [NG120]: Cough (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
National
NICE guideline CG69: Respiratory tract infections (self-limiting): prescribing antibiotics
National
British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on chronic cough in adults
Local
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes
Local
NICE Clinical Guideline 69: Respiratory tract infections (self-limiting): prescribing antibiotics
Local