Cold, Flu, or Allergy?

Catalog #STO-157

Diagnose and select medicines to treat patients with the common cold, flu, or allergies.

Time To Complete Time to complete: 2-3 forty-minute class periods

Common colds, the flu, and respiratory allergies have similar symptoms but they are treated with different drugs.  The Drug Facts label on over-the-counter (OTC) drugs provides important information for selecting and using drugs safely.

  • Conduct simulated flu tests to determine whether patients have the flu or not.
  • Use product labels from OTC medicines to select the medicines appropriate for patients with the flu, the common cold, or allergies.
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Limit 1 free sample per customer

Quantity Price
1 - 9$13.65 ea.
10 - 24$12.97 ea.
25 - 1000$12.29 ea.

Each assembled kit contains:

  • 3 Flu test swabs (simulated)
  • Rapid Flu Test Strip
  • Rapid Flu Test Solution (simulated)
  • Dropper for Rapid Flu Test Solution
  • 4 simulated OTC medicine labels

Also required: safety goggles

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Refill Your Kit

Cold, Flu, or Allergy? – Pack of 10 Unassembled Kits

Catalog # STO-157U

Unassembled packs contain materials for 10 kits.

  • All supplies, lab materials, and printed labels
  • Student instructions copy master
  • Easy to follow instructions for kit assembly
Quantity Price
1 - 9$94.50 ea.
10 - 1000$89.78 ea.

Cold, Flu, or Allergy? – 10 Kit Refill Pack

Catalog # STO-157R

Refill packs contain materials to replace consumable supplies for 10 kits.

Quantity Price
1 - 9$31.50 ea.
10 - 1000$29.92 ea.

Teacher Testimonial

For several weeks we have done about 3 – 4 kits a week and my students have loved the pace and activity. To see their faces recognize change and surprise is priceless.

- 7th-8th grade science teacher (TX)

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