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I am not sure why the downvote. It keeps hypochondriac people away from the medical system by giving them essentially placebos. Everyone is happy.
I'm more surprised Sudafed was shown as an OTC. Isn't that one of the ingredients in meth? Not really the subject of the article but it struck me as odd.
That picture shows "Sudafed PE". The product "Sudafed", which contains Pseudoephedrine, still exists. As per https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/over-counter-med... , "Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are those that can be sold directly to people without a prescription.". Sudafed—the real Sudafed—is still OTC, by that definition.
But they leave the homeopathic junk mixed in as if it was actual medicine.
Homeopathic stuff is placebo, that's what it is. And placebos work very well. Who cares if they are not medicines? Sometimes all you need a placebo. You should not discount just how effective placebos actually are! Although I do recognize the potential for fraud here - they disclaimers they put on there should be more prominent.
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I think he might have meant this : "Codeine is a widely used analgesic, that is available for sale in pharmacies over the counter (OTC) in a number of countries including the UK, South Africa, Ireland, France and Australia." [0] [0] https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/25048/#:~:text=Codeine%20is%2... .
Codeine treats coughs. Sudafed treats sinus congestion. Different drugs with different uses.
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You will have an easier time inasmuch as you will no longer think, as almost everyone did, that your purchase of phenylephrine is adequate. The hardest pseudoephedrine to buy is the one you don't think you need.
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My (I’ve learned: unpopular) opinion is that not everything is a cosmic wrongness that demands a 1Hr Photo of a fix. It’s okay to just work through a cold with rest and water and warm beverages.
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There's nothing wrong with buying homoeopathic tinctures if you like them, but putting them right next to medicine legitimises them for those who don't know any better. It's not like these tinctures are hand-crafted by some wise old shaman, they're mass produced by billion dollar companies profiting off the association with proven medicine. The confusion and misinformation is problematic, not the sale of the tincture…
I didn't even realize that homeopathic tinctures are a thing. Shame. I think of tinctures and homeopathy as opposite ends of the spectrum, but I guess the homeopathy people will profit on whatever they can.
Wishful thinking, but next up should be homeopathic snake-oil. No company should have a homeopathic product sitting on the shelf next to an actual medicine.
I was at a Walgreens years ago and there was a rack of impulse-buy items at the checkout counter. One of them was a homeopathic cold "remedy." I had the same thought as you -- Walgreens is hurting their reputation as a trustworthy pharmacy, but then I realized that behind the counter was a wall of cigarettes. That resolved the tension for me: if they are willing to sell cancer causing agents, selling homeopathic meds…