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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 22:18:55 JST Ars Technica

   The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine

   This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • NovemberMan (novemberman@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 22:27:51 JST NovemberMan

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     @arstechnica Waiting for the class action lawsuit 👍😁

   • Gregory Vanderlaan (gregvan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 22:29:05 JST Gregory Vanderlaan

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     @arstechnica but doesn't it make you FEEL GOOFY? Isn't that the point? To get that "Medicine Head" High... That's an Instant Cure for feeling sick...

   • Dave Diamond (dldnh@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 22:35:36 JST Dave Diamond

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     @arstechnica PE stands for "placebo effect," so what is the problem?

   • Mike Smale (earwigplanet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 23:41:26 JST Mike Smale

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     @arstechnica But will it affect the meth? The Heisenberg crew wants to know!

   • Katie F (katieloves2read@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 01:12:00 JST Katie F

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     @arstechnica I've seen so many terrible headlines for this decision that don't differentiate between pseudoephedrine-Sudafed and Sudafed PE or Benadryl vs.Benadryl + Sinus Congestion.

     Still, phenylephrine hasn't been effective for me, ever. And I just keep a 6 months supply of pseudoephedrine around for when I need to stop a cold before the (otherwise inevitable for me) ear infection sets in.