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They don't look like "real" medications though because they are clearly labeled with "This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any dise

They don't look like "real" medications though because they are clearly labeled with "This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." We allow gas stations to have diesel pumps right next to gasoline ones. We just require that they be labeled appropriately and its expected that people read the label and not make assumptions based off proximity.

nobleach 4y ago
Yes, but is there also a pump with Purple Koolaid - that can't be used to fuel any known vehicle - right next to both of those pumps?
- mikkergp 4y ago
  If they thought they could sell it, I'm sure there would be.
s0rce 4y ago
The packaging looks super similar to real medicine to me (see: oscillococcinum). The gas pump analogy would be a pump selling <85 octane or even water instead of gas right beside the 87+ octane people want.
chucksta 4y ago
There is a one way incompatibility for them. You can't put a diesel nozzle in a gas port. https://vehq.com/are-diesel-nozzles-bigger-than-gas/ https://vehq.com/are-diesel-nozzles-bigger-than-gas/
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mauvehaus 4y ago
The gas station example is a bad one. Diesel nozzles are larger in diameter than gas nozzles to prevent people from putting diesel into a gas vehicle.
- jleyank 4y ago
  Attempt to prevent. As I recall, leaded had nozzles that were also larger than no lead but that didn’t stop people from using it and slaughtering their converters. People are ingenious in both good and bad ways - funnels and screwdrivers. OTC medical matter isn’t regulated anywhere as tightly as active drugs. They’re supplements or food additives or other such things. Whole lot of that shelf space goes to stuff that’s not as useful or desirable as people think. And any ambiguity is naturally exploited to the max.
jupp0r 4y ago
We know that homeopathic medicines are complete fraud (ie no better than placebo). This has been shown over and over again in thousands of studies. What you are saying is that your car stopping because of bad gas is worse than your asthma not being treated.

nobleach 4y ago

Yes, but is there also a pump with Purple Koolaid - that can't be used to fuel any known vehicle - right next to both of those pumps?

mikkergp 4y ago
If they thought they could sell it, I'm sure there would be.

s0rce 4y ago

The packaging looks super similar to real medicine to me (see: oscillococcinum). The gas pump analogy would be a pump selling <85 octane or even water instead of gas right beside the 87+ octane people want.

chucksta 4y ago

There is a one way incompatibility for them. You can't put a diesel nozzle in a gas port. https://vehq.com/are-diesel-nozzles-bigger-than-gas/ https://vehq.com/are-diesel-nozzles-bigger-than-gas/

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mauvehaus 4y ago

The gas station example is a bad one. Diesel nozzles are larger in diameter than gas nozzles to prevent people from putting diesel into a gas vehicle.

jleyank 4y ago
Attempt to prevent. As I recall, leaded had nozzles that were also larger than no lead but that didn’t stop people from using it and slaughtering their converters. People are ingenious in both good and bad ways - funnels and screwdrivers. OTC medical matter isn’t regulated anywhere as tightly as active drugs. They’re supplements or food additives or other such things. Whole lot of that shelf space goes to stuff that’s not as useful or desirable as people think. And any ambiguity is naturally exploited to the max.

jupp0r 4y ago

We know that homeopathic medicines are complete fraud (ie no better than placebo). This has been shown over and over again in thousands of studies. What you are saying is that your car stopping because of bad gas is worse than your asthma not being treated.