Nurses Medications
Published Jul 6, 2009
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
10 Articles; 18,319 Posts
fda advises consumers not to use certain zicam cold remedies
the u.s. fda advised consumers to stop using three products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell (anosmia). the products are: zicam cold remedy nasal gelzicam cold remedy nasal swabskids size zicam cold remedy swabs (a discontinued product).the fda has received more than 130 reports of loss of sense of smell associated with the use of these three zicam products. in these reports, many people who experienced a loss of smell said the condition occurred with the first dose; others reported a loss of the sense of smell after multiple uses of the products...
the products are:
zicam cold remedy nasal gel
zicam cold remedy nasal swabs
kids size zicam cold remedy swabs (a discontinued product).
the fda has received more than 130 reports of loss of sense of smell associated with the use of these three zicam products. in these reports, many people who experienced a loss of smell said the condition occurred with the first dose; others reported a loss of the sense of smell after multiple uses of the products...
HM2VikingRN, RN
4,700 Posts
A MN man was one of the sentinel cases in this case.
Mike A. Fungin RN
457 Posts
My mother swears by the stuff. Been trying to talk me into using it for months.
I feel so vindicated.