FDA says Zicam nasal products harm sense of smell

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 14:49 in Health & Medicine

The cold products, which will be removed from store shelves, are made by Matrixx Initiatives. The products are Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs and Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size. Consumers should immediately stop taking zinc-based intranasal Zicam cold products and discard them or return them to stores because they damage the sense of smell, the Food and Drug Administration...

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