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drug_recall zicamZicam cold remedy has attracted a lot of attention as a homeopathic zinc cold remedy. The non-prescription medication can be purchased over the counter and is intended to reduce the duration of the common cold. Zicam cold remedy comes in different forms, including a nasal gel. Containing zinc gluconate, Zicam cold remedy has been linked to anosmia.
Anosmia is the total loss or impairment of the sense of smell. Zicam cold remedy, in addition to other new cold remedies, contains soluble zinc like zinc gluconate that have not been FDA tested for safety or efficacy. Lawsuits have been filed alleging Zicam cold remedy was the cause for a loss of taste and smell. Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. and Zicam LLC are the developers and distributors of Zicam Cold Remedy and have been named in lawsuits.
When anosmia occurs, the damage might be temporary or permanent without reversible damage. If Zicam Cold Remedy poses a risk for anosmia like the lawsuits allege, the popular homeopathic product may lose popularity and be the target of much more litigation in the future. A recent September 2003 meeting of the American Rhinologic Society discussed several cases similar to one that resulted in the October 2003 lawsuit filing.
According to the October 2003 Zicam Cold Remedy lawsuit filed, the consumer suffered anosmia after using Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel after a single application of the product. It has been argued that intranasal zinc products such as Zicam Cold Remedy have insignificant effects on its claim to shorten the duration of colds. There appears to be no cure for anosmia if occurring because of intranasal zinc such as Zicam Cold Remedy.
Medical science has had evidence of anosmia occurring because of intranasal zinc solution use, which is why zinc sulfate has been used intranasally to produce a loss of smell in laboratory experiments on animals. In January 2004, another lawsuit was filed against Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. and Zicam LLC, in addition to the contract manufacturer Botanical Laboratories, Inc., also alleging the use of Zicam Cold Remedy caused a loss of smell and taste.
The manufacturer of the popular over-the-counter cold remedy Zicam will pay $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits filed against the company by consumers who allege the nasal gel impaired their ability to smell or taste only after one use.
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