Off-Topic Some cold medicines shown not to work

[JD08]

In case you thought it was just you that over the counter medicine didn't help, apparently phenylephrine isn't really effective, but doesn't cause harm so they'll continue selling it.

Why Many Cold Medicines Don’t Work to Relieve Congestion

Doctors and pharmacists have asked the FDA to stop the sale of versions of Benadryl, Mucinex, Theraflu and Tylenol after studies found they don’t work.

www.wsj.com

 

[hotshot]

Sounds sorta like the "elixirs" that traveling hucksters sold from the back of their wagons in Dodge City and Tombstone, back in the days of the Wild West. The more things change, the more ....