FDA warns Procter & Gamble for adding vitamin C to cold medicines

[IronMagazine.com]

FDA warns Procter & Gamble for adding vitamin C to cold medicines

WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators warned Procter & Gamble on Wednesday for adding vitamin C to its Vicks cold formulas, a combination not allowed by federal regulations. According to the Food and Drug Administration, a panel of experts found "no study which demonstrated that vitamin C is unequivocally effective for the prevention or treatment of the common cold." In general, the FDA discourages companies from packaging drugs with dietary supplements because it gives the impression that the FDA has evaluated both when in fact the agency regulates only drugs. The FDA’s letter, posted online Wednesday, gives the Cincinnati-based company 15 business days to respond with a plan for addressing the violations.

— The Associated Press

 

[Tombo]

what a POS regulatory body

swings whichever way they 'feel' like based on whos payin/what side of the bed 'they' woke up on

blacks.

[Ganuvanx]

FDA - The same people who approved aspertame and human implantable microchips. Yeah, I trust these guys...

[Mr. Magoo]

technically a high dosage of a dietary supplement is considered a "drug", so how can the FDA differentiate the two

[jtsunami]

probably discourages vitamin C because it actually works, so they don't want the people to figure that out and quit buying all the junk drugs.

no because it is not recommended to be added to that combination. 

jt

[tbombz]

its bullshit but you can see  where they might be coming from.....  technically vitamin c is the same thing as "no explode" and "acai juice", that is, as far as the fda categorizing system of drugs..  and the fda doesnt regulate study or oversee anyof these "supplements"... so when they are approving a higher scheduled drug for approval, how can they approve it when there is component of that drug that they dont have any oficial tests or studies on..

although im speculating that the fda doesnt have studies on vitamin c... they possibly could, ive been wrong before befor.e

[Tombo]

its bullshit but you can see  where they might be coming from.....  technically vitamin c is the same thing as "no explode" and "acai juice", that is, as far as the fda categorizing system of drugs..  and the fda doesnt regulate study or oversee anyof these "supplements"... so when they are approving a higher scheduled drug for approval, how can they approve it when there is component of that drug that they dont have any oficial tests or studies on..

although im speculating that the fda doesnt have studies on vitamin c... they possibly could, ive been wrong before befor.e

dude do you have any idea how long vitamin C has been in circulation as a supplement?

[nycbull]

procter and gamble are a bunch of pricks, they promised to phase out animal testing over 10 yrs ago, and never did. Bunch of crooks.

[body88]

probably discourages vitamin C because it actually works, so they don't want the people to figure that out and quit buying all the junk drugs.

You understand that a cold medicine such as Vicks is not meant to cure an ailment, it's meant to make the symptoms manageable until your body fights off the cold or virus, correct?  Most people understand this, I guess you don't.

[jr]

I always seem to catch colds when I run out of vitamin C.

[3Dkiller]

FDA - The same people who approved aspertame and human implantable microchips. Yeah, I trust these guys...

also dont forget E621 Monosodium Glutamate

[CalvinH]

You understand that a cold medicine such as Vicks is not meant to cure an ailment, it's meant to make the symptoms manageable until your body fights off the cold or virus, correct?  Most people understand this, I guess you don't.

On a roll tonight

[jtsunami]

You understand that a cold medicine such as Vicks is not meant to cure an ailment, it's meant to make the symptoms manageable until your body fights off the cold or virus, correct?  Most people understand this, I guess you don't.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[aliamini]

No study up-to-date has shown that Vitamin C improves immune system … yet everyone goes by that myth and Drinks orange or lemon juice when they have a cold … in some studies Vitamin C has shown to break down Vitamin B-12 which is responsible in producing red blood cells … which eventually has a much higher impact on the body compare the Vitamin C … so the moral of the story … stay away from Vitamin C when supplementing with Vitamin B … and so far there is no proof of Vitamin C’s immune boosting mechanism

[jtsunami]

No study up-to-date has shown that Vitamin C improves immune system … yet everyone goes by that myth and Drinks orange or lemon juice when they have a cold … in some studies Vitamin C has shown to break down Vitamin B-12 which is responsible in producing red blood cells … which eventually has a much higher impact on the body compare the Vitamin C … so the moral of the story … stay away from Vitamin C when supplementing with Vitamin B … and so far there is no proof of Vitamin C’s immune boosting mechanism

good post

[Tombo]

No study up-to-date has shown that Vitamin C improves immune system … yet everyone goes by that myth and Drinks orange or lemon juice when they have a cold … in some studies Vitamin C has shown to break down Vitamin B-12 which is responsible in producing red blood cells … which eventually has a much higher impact on the body compare the Vitamin C … so the moral of the story … stay away from Vitamin C when supplementing with Vitamin B … and so far there is no proof of Vitamin C’s immune boosting mechanism

so much shit out there .. who cares? vitamin C helps with alot of bodily functions