FDA cracks down on untested cold medicines

The FDA has stated that approximately 500 unapproved cold and allergy medications will be taken off the market. For example, there was a drug that was said to be allowed for patients as young as 1 month, when in reality no drugs like that should be taken until the patient is at least 2 years old. Their goal is to get rid of ineffective, and potentially dangerous, prescription drugs. Starting now, they're requiring all new drugs for scientific review before they can be bought and sold. Their goal isn't to make people unhappy by making these medications unavailable; in fact, there are many many more that are available that effectively treat cold symptoms and allergies. It's best to go see a doctor and pharmacist to get these drugs, but even they may not always know if a product is approved by the FDA or not. Some drugs claim they're approved by the FDA on the label but they actually haven't been through their scientific test. Hopefully, these actions will help us move forward and keep people safe.

This is the second thing I've heard recently that really surprised me about the FDA. How can any of these drugs be sold if they haven't been tested? That seems like an extreme risk to me. Also, I had heard some other things about how a certain number of red dye can cause cancer. The FDA hasn't even banned these types of ingredients. In a way that really scared me because you can think you're eating something that won't harm your body, but it will in the long run. Now I know that not everything has been discovered yet so they can't know everything about every food or medication, but if they do it's time to crack down on things. By getting rid of these medicines, the FDA can gain some accountability like it needs to.
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