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

To: out_of_the_loop who wrote (2208)	2/7/2000 12:12:00 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5582

I just picked up some Zicam at the Walgreens a few blocks away from where I live in Lincoln Park (just north of downtown Chicago)....they told me that Zicam was selling well....it had a lot of shelf space and was going for $9.99/box. I'll have to give it a try and report some feedback. I like the branding on the box and the Zicam comes with very clear directions. The company also refers people to the website or the 1-877-ZICAM COLD phone number. I like how they are pro-actively seeking to address questions and gain customer comments. Does anyone know if Zicam is currently in all the Walgreens across the country...? This would not be a bad thing at all <G>. I understand that the product is available in many of the Wal-Mart outlets. There must be something to this product since it seems to be showing up in a lot of places. The Zicam momentum continues...;-) Best Regards, Scott

To: out_of_the_loop who wrote (2208)	2/7/2000 4:35:00 AM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5582

I would agree with your restatement. I would like to clarify what I meant by "loophole". I did not mean to imply that GUMM was doing anything wrong, or trying to slip something through that should not be through. My understanding is that medicinal items can be sold as: 1. Prescription - Requires extensive testing 2. Over the counter - Must be made up certain active ingredients that are permitted in OTC medications 3. Food supplements - This allows certain herbs and vitamins to be sold 4. Homeopathic medicines - I don't know what the qualifications would be for this, other than low dosages of safe ingredients Basically by "loophole" I was implying that in order to get the product on the market, GUMM was making to product conform to one of the classes of products that can be sold. If Zinc were considered to be an active ingredient I suppose that GUMM could move up to being an over-the-counter medication, but in the meantime the only one that fits is homeopathic medicines. It can't be a food supplement because it isn't swallowed. Carl