Zicam Cold Remedy, which manufactured by Matrixx Initiatives, may cause users to permanently lose their sense of smell, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned manufacturer Matrixx ...

While Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs and Orajel Baby Teething Swabs continue to be sold and available in pharmacies, Zicam Nasal AllClear Swabs were discontinued in December 2024.

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. announced the recall on Friday, June 6, for certain Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Zicam Nasal AllClear Swabs and Orajel Baby Teething Swabs. The affected products, which ...

But Zicam, which fell under the homeopathic drug label, wasn’t diluted to the point where it was indistinguishable from water. It contains biologically active levels of zinc.

Charles B. Hensley, 57, inventor of the zinc-based Zicam cold remedy, was arrested at his Redondo Beach, Calif., home and charged with a 12-count indictment for unlawfully importing a product ...

A doctor who tested his sense of smell tentatively linked his condition to Zicam, Richardson's medical records show.Some independent research also has blamed the active ingredient in Zicam, zinc ...

Limbaugh asserts that Zicam swabs were banned because Obama is “seeking to do damage to all my clients” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 01/29/10 2:39 PM EST ...

Matrixx Initiatives is on the defensive since they were ordered to stop selling Zicam intranasal cold remedies after more than 130 reports of people who lost their sense of smell after using the ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers to stop using certain Zicam nasal cold remedy products, saying they can cause users to lose their sense of smell ...

Zicam was invented and developed by Charles B. Hensley and Robert Steven Davidson in the mid 1990s and is produced, marketed and sold by Zicam, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Matrixx Initiatives, ...

The FDA just warned consumers to stop using certain Zicam Cold Remedy products designed to be used in the nose. The agency said it has received more than 130 reports of loss of smell associated ...

The agency says that since 1999, it has received more than 130 reports of loss of smell associated with Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel; Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs; and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs ...