Re:The only skin care that works? science video response (2020)
by nkozyra on Monday August 23, 2021 @04:32PM
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> Look at it this way: if it really had the long lasting effects that the ads wants you to believe it has, then it would be a medicine and wouldn’t be sold OTC.
I think this is a little simplistic. The FDA isn't inherently interested in anything effective being deemed a drug, even when it comes to oral supplementation.
Plenty of non-medicine, non-FDA-regulated substances that work like medicines in some situations and do have real, repeatable effects are sold OTC.
Plenty of actual medicines that are FDA-regulated are sold OTC.
I think this is a little simplistic. The FDA isn't inherently interested in anything effective being deemed a drug, even when it comes to oral supplementation.
Plenty of non-medicine, non-FDA-regulated substances that work like medicines in some situations and do have real, repeatable effects are sold OTC.
Plenty of actual medicines that are FDA-regulated are sold OTC.