Some people swear by Airborne cold medicine to help fight colds, but does it work?... Is it safe? Because of my own experiences with some of the ingredients found in Airborne cold medicine, I'm confident that it probably does, at the very least, reduce the duration of a cold. However, because of the possibility of overdosing on certain ingredients -- such as Vitamin A, which can be fatal if too much is taken -- I think it's important to be smart about using Airborne.