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Many common western products are borderline fraud: Cold medicines and pretty much all beauty products for example. The FDA doesn’t care that the majority of co
by simplecomplex 8y ago
Many common western products are borderline fraud: Cold medicines and pretty much all beauty products for example.
The FDA doesn’t care that the majority of cold
medicines in Walgreens don’t work better than placebo because they’re deemed safe.
- rootw0rm 8y agoCold medicines are pretty up front that they're just treating symptoms though, not actually curing the cold. Tylenol PM has been a godsend a time or two when I had a cold and needed to sleep because I didn't have the luxury of calling out sick. I agree with you if you're talking about cough medicines though, because except for rare circumstances they are pretty much useless. Still gotta love DXM and that purple n yellow tho.
- girvo 8y agoDihydrocodeine is pretty effective at suppressing cough.
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- simplecomplex 8y agoCold medicine is usually a combination of Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan, and Phenelyphrine. ALL of which are no better than placebo in randomized trials and meta studies, especially when you exclude industry funded ones or at doses found in over the counter cold medicines.