• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    10 days ago

    Expecting consumers to be the ones to figure these things out has never worked. I can’t believe you don’t know that. That’s exactly how so much homeopathic crap gets put on drugstore shelves.

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      9 days ago

      If you’re asking for a big fundamental rework of the labeling requirements that already require the labels to prominently print the active ingredient on the front, and have a standardized Drug Facts label (including active ingredients, inactive ingredients, dosages, use, side effects, contraindications, etc.), then this example isn’t a good one. All the different Tylenols, Robitussins, Mucinexes, Advils, and NyQuils out there are probably a better example of what you’re talking about, but those are also clearly labeled.

      Or if you’re advocating for, like, an end to over the counter drugs, and requiring a prescription for everything, then I guess that’s a position. But bypassing a doctor is going to require a little bit of effort from a doctor consumer, and simply reading a label isn’t, in my opinion, a huge ask.

      (Edited to fix mistake)