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Unfortunately, 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 nea

by ctoth 3y ago

Unfortunately, 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 ago
  I could actually go along with that so long as other ineffective things like homeopathic water get labeled the same way.
- dzdt 3y ago
  The 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 ago
    A 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 ago
      Just wait until you start reading drug trial data!
    - fnordpiglet 3y ago
      If you bought it at a for profit pharmacy, then it did work precisely as they expected it to.

by ctoth 3y ago

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 ago
I could actually go along with that so long as other ineffective things like homeopathic water get labeled the same way.
dzdt 3y ago
The 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 ago
  A 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 ago
    Just wait until you start reading drug trial data!
  - fnordpiglet 3y ago
    If you bought it at a for profit pharmacy, then it did work precisely as they expected it to.