Coming Apocalypse Thread

[Onyx_Z32]

@bing

they’ll take ever more medicine off the shelf

Dude this shit never worked:

COVID-19/20/21/22 Discussion (NOW COVID-23?)

Somewhat related… Apparently we were lied to about Phenylephrine. These cold medicines never really worked for me, so I always opted for Pseudoephedrine. But an FDA panel said after a two-day review that the oral decongestant ‘is not effective’ at standard or even high doses compared to a placebo.

COVID-19/20/21/22 Discussion (NOW COVID-23?)

A little deeper on this “Pharmacists were telling us, this doesn’t work,” Hatton said. Approved for use nearly a century ago, phenylephrine is listed as an ingredient in pills, syrups and liquids such as Advil Sinus Congestion & Pain, Flonase Headache & Allergy Relief, and DayQuil Cold & Flu. But studies over the years have shown that it is not more effective to clear nasal congestion than a placebo when taken orally. Scientists believe that is partly because almost all of it is inactivated…