FDA Warns Against Misleading Ad of Antiviral Nasal Spray

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BANGKOK,  (TNA) – The Food and Drug Administration found the advertisements of an antiviral nasal spray made a false claim that it could kill COVID-19.

FDA deputy secretary-general Dr Surachoke Tangwiwat said the Besuto Qlears nasal spray was registered as medical equipment for the alleviation of nasal congestion but there were statements through media that natural extract in its content could kill COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). ).

 

Actually, the properties were found only from initial tests in laboratories and the product had yet to pass human trial to confirm its antiviral effects. 

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1060356

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-11-19

 

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[Regyai]

The Hub of misleading statistics and false claims

[HappyExpat57]

Just adding more mud to already murky waters.

[ThailandRyan]

Just like the Aids cure they invented......Thailand the hub of puffed out chests and fakewitery

[ChrisY1]

I imagine most of the junk advertised, especially on YouTube, is never tested for what supposed healing/remedies the product claims

Chicken Essence however, must be fantastic 'cos even "super stars" advertise it!!

[internationalism]

just a week ago the PM praised the producer for world's first anti-covid spray and thus helping to launch their  commercial campaign. He endorsed all those claims from an advert.

It's available online and some few selected shops, but not in pharmacies yet.

It's not much different from camilosan mouth spray, german made herbal remedy for throat and nasal infection, which is sold in every thai pharmacy for a fraction of price of that novelty.     

Cetylpyridinium chloride in form of cepacol original, which might work for covid, is not available in thailand from the beginning of this year. I have asked pharmacists why it's not sold anymore, but they didn't have a sensible answer. That is very strange development, as this medicine is still available worldwide

 

[Gaccha]

I'm using the Canadian-Israeli VirX, available in Boots and on Lazada, designed specifically against Covid's vulnerabilities.

 

There is logic to its claims of how it works, but the academic papers are far from convincing so far. But with little else to choose from, I spray it up my nose prior to high-contact events. 

 

Anecdotally, I've now been in rooms on numerous occasions, for several hours, with people who later found they had COVID, and I've not yet ever had COVID (in as much as I've never had symptoms and never come out positive in weekly ATK tests).

 

But who knows if it works... It is wearisome but given the failures to stop cold infections not entirely surprising.

[Sharp]

'Initial tests in laboratories and the product had yet to pass human trial to confirm its antiviral effects"

 

Sounds like the vaccines????. 

[lujanit]

On 11/19/2022 at 7:07 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Just like the Aids cure they invented......Thailand the hub of puffed out chests and fakewitery

That’s a new for me.  I know Thais claimed to have invented a vaccine for Ebola about nine years ago.

[ThailandRyan]

19 minutes ago, lujanit said:

That’s a new for me.  I know Thais claimed to have invented a vaccine for Ebola about nine years ago.

Here you go

 

https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-07-13-13-thai-66500997/552956.html

 

The Thai inventors of a controversial AIDS drug, the V1 Immunitor, claim to have developed the world's first cure for the disease prompting thousands of HIV patients to clamor for treatment.

[lujanit]

16 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Here you go

 

https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-07-13-13-thai-66500997/552956.html

 

Thanks for the link.  Interesting read.  The placebo effect seems to be strong in believers.