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The New York Times (7/26, D6, Rabin) reports “a new analysis has concluded that controversial zinc nasal gel products can cause some patients to lose their sense of smell,” according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. There is no danger “from taking zinc gluconate orally” but that “when sniffed through the nose it can burn olfactory tissue.” The FDA “last year warned consumers to stop using Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs,” popular “homeopathic remedies that contain zinc.” Arizona-based Matrixx Initiatives, which markets them, “has denied the zinc gels cause anosmia and called the conclusions ‘scientifically unfounded and misleading.’”
It seems to me that we all should heed the FDA warning. As with any drug, do not take the zinc gels without first speaking with your doctor.
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