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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don't Work

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How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don't Work

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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago
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A loophole in FDA processes means older drugs like the ones in oral decongestants weren’t properly tested. Here’s how we learned the most popular one doesn’t work

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