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I laughed out loud when I read about the lobbyists who are trying to keep phenylephrine from being taken off store shelves. In one article about the FDA panel
by jawns 3y ago
I laughed out loud when I read about the lobbyists who are trying to keep phenylephrine from being taken off store shelves.
In one article about the FDA panel vote, a lobbyist said that most consumers hate the alternatives -- nasal sprays because of the discomfort and pseudoephedrine because it's stored behind the pharmacy counter -- and so depriving them of a hassle-free option is anti-consumer.
The fact that the hassle-free option has been shown to be ineffective was, as you might guess, never mentioned.
- selimthegrim 3y agoMy understanding is the nasal spray version works, but the oral just gets metabolized ineffectively?
- uf00lme 3y agoThank you for sharing, if this is true it will win me a really good arguement. I know someone who hates Phenylephrine, so I will buy some nasal spray just to surprise them.
- lokar 3y agoCorrect
- nonethewiser 3y agoOh wow, didn’t realize this
- ctoth 3y agoUnfortunately, this is the actual logic which will be used to justify it staying on shelves. > The decongestant is in at least 250 products that were worth nearly $1.8 billion in sales last year, according to an agency presentation. Look those yachts aren't gonna buy themselves.
- pixl97 3y ago"Ok fine, you can still sell it over the counter... except a X by Y sign stating 'This product is completely ineffective if taken in pill form' needs displayed on the shelf where the product is sold"
- kstrauser 3y agoI could actually go along with that so long as other ineffective things like homeopathic water get labeled the same way.
- dzdt 3y agoThe same stores sell completely ineffective homeopathic "medicines" alongside real medicines already. There are no signs. Its already up to the consumer to determine what may or may not actually work at the pharmacy.
- badRNG 3y agoA few years back, I came down with the flu and went to CVS for medicine. I purchased what I thought was a non-prescription alternative to Tamiflu. It was a bad case, and I dutifully followed the dosing instructions and took the medication throughout the whole illness. It turns out the product and the supposed function is complete homeopathic nonsense. It was sold in a medicine isle along with known "functional" cold medicine, and had some "Active Ingredient" listed on the back (similar to any other drug label.) I spent my money on a product sold by a pharmacy that is quite literally a scam. I'm naturally a skeptical person, but I didn't think I needed to independently check whether what's on a pharmacy store's shelves is medicine or a scam. That's not my lane, I trusted that the pharmacy would only sell medicine that works.
- lazide 3y agoJust wait until you start reading drug trial data!
- fnordpiglet 3y ago
- nonethewiser 3y agoI always assumed that was the whole point. A placater. This probably isn’t even news to them.
- saulpw 3y agoI believe the official word is "placebo" :)
- tshaddox 3y agoIf only there was a simple physical maneuver that could transform the location of something from behind a pharmacy counter to the customer-facing shelves!
- hinkley 3y agoMah liberties!
- rkuykendall-com 3y agoI recently went to the grocery store for ear drops. The real ones were sold out but two fake ones were still on sale. Just magic water, might have even made my ear ache worse. Nobody cared that meds are on sale in the pharmacy were fake. The pharmacist didn't care, the manager didn't care. I ended up making a simple alcohol vinegar mix at home on the recommendation of the pharmacist.