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Biotech / Medical : GUMM - Eliminate the Common Cold -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike M who wrote (1907)	12/14/1999 8:43:00 PM
From: pz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5582

Zicam in the "Pharmacist's Letter" As posted from Yahoo GUMM board. messages.yahoo.com Ok, here's some real information. I received a fax of a newsletter named "Pharmacist's Letter". The cover says "A digest and advisory service on developments of interest to the Pharmacist". Vol. 15, No. 12 December 1999 Dear Pharmacist: Nerology/Psychiatry . . . Rheumatoid Arthritis . . . Cold and Flu Supplements Manufacturers are gearing up to promote their natural products for the cold and flu season. Zicam is this year's hot seller for colds. Pharmacies can't keep it on the shelves. It's a new zinc nasal spray...promoted to shorten the duration of colds. Zinc is thought to block the rhinovirus from infecting the nasal mucosa. Zicam is labeled as homeopathic, but it's not as dilute as most homeopathics. It contains about 1% zinc. Tell patients that zinc might help...but there's no evidence that Zicam is any better than zinc lozenges. Cold-Eeze Bubble Gum is a new alternative to zinc lozenges. ___ end of article. As soon as the second clinical studies are released, articles such as this will say that Zicam has been clinically proven to reduce the duration and severity of the common cold by X%. Assuming that X% beats zinc lozenges, then they will say that Zicam is better than zinc lozenges. Does anybody know how many Pharmacists and Doctors read this particular newsletter? How much clout do they have among medical professionals? I especially like the part about pharmacies not being able to keep Zicam on the shelves. This seems to contradict reports from short sellers that Zicam isn't selling.