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• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You just say the magic incantation.

  "These statements have not been evaluated by the good and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. "

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  • Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Except now the statemenhave been evaluated by the FDA, and they are not happy

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    • wheresmypillow@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I must be in the minority. This stuff works great for me. Totally dries out my sinuses without side effects. I’m very conflicted right now.

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• Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Now if the politicians would just stop limiting access to the ones that do work.

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  • godzillabacter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Could you elaborate on what you mean?

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    • nymwit@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      probably the real pseudoephedrine containing sudafed and generic versions that are behind the counter and require a swipe of an ID to get from an employee. They don’t want you making the meth by buying a million packs across the city or state, now do they?

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    • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Pseudoephedrine is an effective decongestant which used to be widely available in a variety of products. In the USA, significant restrictions were placed on its sale in 2006 because it is an ingredient in the method of producing methamphetamine which was common at the time.

      Now, methamphetamine is usually made using phenyl-2-propanone or phenylacetone, which is a more cost-effective process. It is likely that restrictions on pseudoephedrine no longer serve their intended purpose.

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• kokesh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What does this has to do with Technology?

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  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Probably worth reporting. It’s a good topic, but in the wrong community.

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  • potat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I guess the bot considers “medical products” as being technology

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• autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is the best summary I could come up with:

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  “We are removing a small number of oral decongestant products that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient from CVS Pharmacy stores but will continue offering many other oral cough and cold products to meet consumer needs,” CVS’s statement read.

  For decades, consumer advocates and watchdogs have railed against them, yet these products are readily available on the shelves of every major drug store.

  Homeopathy relies on two false ideas: the “law of similars” aka “like cures like,” meaning a substance that causes a specific symptom in a healthy person can treat conditions and diseases in an ill person with that same symptom; and the “law of infinitesimals,” which states that diluting a supposedly curative substance renders it more potent at treating medical conditions.

  As such, homeopathic products often start with bizarre, sometimes toxic substances that end up being diluted into oblivion in ritualistic procedures.

  As such, homeopathic products enter the market without any FDA review—and sit on shelves with FDA-approved, evidence-based medicines.

  “Most people don’t know what this stuff is,” Nicholas Little, vice president and legal director for the consumer advocacy organization the Center for Inquiry (CFI), said of homeopathic products in an interview with Ars.

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  The original article contains 462 words, the summary contains 197 words. Saved 57%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

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• altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That makes no sense, but I can see why they don’t take the homework stuff away too, since the FDA hasn’t said anything about them

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• cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This has class-action written all over it

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• _number8_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Antihistamines, if that’s what you mean are not in the same category, and definitely work for some people. They can also cause drowsiness and cognitive impairment.

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  • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No this is about phenylephrine, which is a vasoconstrictor. Allergy meds are a much different category, usually the pills are anti-histamines. The nasal sprays are usually a corticosteroid (there’s different ones too though). Anti-histamines can certainly have side effects though, especially the ones that don’t say non-drowsy, as anyone who’s taken benadryl could tell you.

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    • medgremlin@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      An interesting thing about Benadryl (diphenhydramine): if you look at “PM” meds or things that are supposed to help with sleep, diphenhydramine is usually the active ingredient. Benadryl is a sleep medication that happens to also work as an antihistamine which I find a bit amusing.

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  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This has nothing to do with antihistamines. Allergy meds may be in the same “something is wrong with my nose” aisle, but that’s about it. They are VERY different medications.

    Also, most modern antihistamines made within the last 20 years are non-drowsy. Loratadine, Fexofenadine, and Cetirizine are all super popular and unlike old school crap like Diphenhydramine, won’t make you want to hibernate.

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