OMG!!! FDA could be banning Nyquil---NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[LynneSin]

What else is out there that can clean up my runny nose mess???!!!!

:cry:

I swear if that happens I'm heading out to my closest Happy Harry's and picking up 2 dozen bottles of Cherry just so I'm prepared for the future!!

http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/06/fda-poised-to-ban-sales-of-nyquil/

FDA poised to ban sales of Nyquil



MATTHEW PERRONE
AP News

Jun 30, 2009 05:21 EST

Government experts are scheduled to vote on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses.

The Food and Drug Administration has assembled more than 35 experts for a two-day meeting to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdose with acetaminophen — the pain-relieving, fever-reducing ingredient in Tylenol and dozens of other prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to the emergency room annually, according to the FDA. There are about 200 acetaminophen-related deaths each year.

"It can happen to anybody, but it's very rare," said Dr. Lee Simon, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, who attended Monday's meeting. "Obviously it's important that we improve the communication about these products because they are ubiquitous, and we still see people inadvertently overdosing."

The drugs that could be pulled off shelves are combination medications, such as Procter & Gamble's NyQuil or Novartis' Theraflu, which mix acetaminophen with other ingredients that treat cough and runny nose.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. why not just sell the shit without

acetaminophen?

good question... they put that in there to keep hop heads from drinking the shit... if you drink enough of it with Tylenol in it, you get sick and throw it up

now they are worried people are taking too much tylenol.

make up your minds, guys.

[LynneSin]

2. I don't really care - it just cleans up my headmess!!

I can take it before I go to sleep, get a great night sleep and have no headmess in the morning.

[ipfilter]

24. Unisom, the sleep aid,

contains Doxylamine succinate which is the same antihistamine found in NyQuil. This is the stuff that drys you up and makes you tired. I take the generic of Unisom instead of NyQuil now and get the same results. I have no need for the other drugs in NyQuil, acetaminophen, pseudo ephedrine, and dextromethorphan.

[Gormy Cuss]

11. I suspect that if the FDA bans these combo meds cuz of acetominophen, the makers will reformulate.

Those products are far too popular to let them disappear from the marketplace.

[LynneSin]

12. Honestly - put Advil or Aleve in it

I actually rarely take Tylenol unless it's in a combo med like Alka Selzer or Nyquil

[greenbriar]

3. just go stock up on some

I love Kraft Creamy Italian salad dressing, but can rarely find it...

when I do, I buy several bottles of it and have a reserve

[LynneSin]

5. I did that when they first pulled Alka Seltzer from the shelves

because of the PPA that was in it (supposively people overdid that stuff because it would help with weight loss). It was like my own spongeworthy moments were to be had with Alka-Seltzer (Should I take it, am I sick enough that I should use this to get better).

[myrna minx]

9. I miss the old school Alka Seltzer.

It got me through adult chicken pox--the sickest I've ever been in my life. :scared: Now Nyquil? NooOoOoooO!

[LynneSin]

10. Alka Seltzer for daytime, Nyquil for nighttime

Both of them are the nectars of the gods!

[rcrush]

4. Remember that South Park episode where they banned cough syrup cause all the kids were getting high?

Then they showed a clip of the kids in school all coughing lol

[Robb]

6. ...

linky

;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. How about instead of banning stuff that works when used properly, we just let the stupid people die?

That's my solution to this completely trivial non-problem.

[LynneSin]

8. There you go - the man with a plan

:woohoo:

[Deep13]

19. Far be it from me to interfere with evolution.

Cool. I'd be able to get Sudafed again without having to sign for it or worry about monthly limits.

[NJmaverick]

26. Ever see the movie Idiocracy?

[jakefrep]

13. CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!11!1

OBAMA IS OUT OF CONTROL!!!!

THIS ISN'T CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!11!11!11!!!!11

:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:

[UndertheOcean]

14. If you are dumb enough to not do your research before seeking a trip

you deserve to die.

[NJmaverick]

15. WTF!?!?!?!

:wtf:

This is beyond stupid!! That stuff is responsible for the only sleep I get when i am sick. What the hell is wrong with the FDA?:mad:

[crispini]

16. Canadian pharmacy baby!

I've been getting my Drixoral and my self-tanner shipped to me for awhile now.

[LynneSin]

18. self tanner? What's up with that

:shrug:

[Deep13]

22. They need that in Canada otherwise...

...white people will just blend in to the snowy background.

[crispini]

28. You can't buy the good stuff down here.

And me being an un-naturally pale white I like to add just a little bit of color sometimes especially when wearing shorts. :D

[Deep13]

20. really?

I can't find Drixoral anywhere!

[crispini]

27. Well.ca -- they are highly recommended.

Great customer service. You can only order 4 boxes, though, silly laws. :D

[Mythsaje]

17. Okay...just so we have this straight...

Prescription meds kill HOW many people a year?

And how many people die from lack of health care?

And now they're going to ban Nyquil because a few people a year OD on it?

Oh, fuck it. I give up.

[Deep13]

21. Um, how many people do RX drugs kill?

:shrug:
Were they used as directed?

[Mythsaje]

23. The statistics don't say. But RX drugs do kill a lot of people every year.

More than Nyquil, certainly.

[Rosie1223]

25. You remind me of Elaine on 'Seinfeld'

and the 'sponge-worthy' episode. :rofl:

How will you decide if your cold is NyQuil worthy?