Welcome to the USA before the FDA (and after the DSHEA. Today they just have to say 'it's natural' and the FDA just politely butts out, whatever's in it).
Zicam nose drops claimed to be homeopathic, so as a 'natural' remedy they escaped oversight. As it happened, they contained a fairly virulent dose of a highly controlled medication, and several people lost their sense of smell completely and permanently from side effects that they didn't have to mention "'cause it's herbal".
Wow. Is this cough syrup or knockout drops?!
Posted by: The Last Archimedean | Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:37 AM
Welcome to the USA before the FDA (and after the DSHEA. Today they just have to say 'it's natural' and the FDA just politely butts out, whatever's in it).
Zicam nose drops claimed to be homeopathic, so as a 'natural' remedy they escaped oversight. As it happened, they contained a fairly virulent dose of a highly controlled medication, and several people lost their sense of smell completely and permanently from side effects that they didn't have to mention "'cause it's herbal".
See: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/02/curing_chemophobia_don_t_buy_the_alternative_medicine_in_the_boy_with_a.single.html
--AT
Posted by: AmigaTech | Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 02:38 AM
Yes please - may I order 2?
Posted by: LSinNW | Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 08:46 AM
Morphiates*and* chloroform?
What could possibly go wrong there!
Posted by: Dhamp | Friday, February 15, 2013 at 12:21 AM
Cough Syrup or a date rape drug?
Posted by: Skittles | Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 02:32 AM