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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 08:28:54 JST Ars Technica

   FDA proposes ditching common decongestant for being completely useless
   Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective.
   https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/11/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Cyanide (cyacyacya_nide@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:28:27 JST Cyanide

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     @arstechnica yeah no shit tbh. Even their well known nasal spray don’t even work on me, and yet saline solution is far more effective on my nose this than their whole product line. Absolute scam tbh.

   • Tim Zee (ilust606@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 14:11:30 JST Tim Zee

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     @arstechnica
     Loratadine (AKA: Claritin) works well for me. Never noticed any side effects.

   • sarakumaanuu (sarakumaanuu@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 14:58:52 JST sarakumaanuu

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     @arstechnica https://shorturl.at/5VoJp

   • Owen 🇦🇺  (vanitalo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:14:54 JST Owen 🇦🇺 

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     @arstechnica Basically the drug company is selling a placebo to the public 🤑

   • Mark King (skyportradio@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 22:19:24 JST Mark King

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     @arstechnica xylometazoline hydrochloride - Otrivine drops/spray work well