The slight difference here in some cases (few) a fever can go too far and if your body temperature goes too high you can suffer organ failure. Now whilst this i

The slight difference here in some cases (few) a fever can go too far and if your body temperature goes too high you can suffer organ failure. Now whilst this isn't overly common for the average cold or flu this is where medication would be required. For the average person and the average fever, people don't really need to take fever suppressants but they do often allow people to go back to work sooner.