Zicam Cold Remedy Settlement
"The manufacturer of Zicam Cold Remedy has agreed to pay $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits brought by consumers who claim the popular over-the-counter zinc nasal gel damaged or destroyed their sense of smell. The Phoenix-based manufacturer, Matrixx Initatives, says the agreement announced Jan. 19 is not an admission of liability, but rather an effort to end most of the litigation over the homeopathic remedy. 'The company still stands by the product, but this made good business sense,' said Matrixx spokesman Robert J. Murphy. The agreement was announced jointly by the company and Arizona lawyer Charles S. Zimmerman [ATLA Member], on behalf of a consortium of lawyers representing plaintiffs around the country."
Read the full story in the Washington Post here.
I was amazed when i did a Google Search for Zicam nasal blog to see pages of comments about what has happened to me. I used Zicam a couple of weeks ago and had an incredible painful response to my eyes and sinus leading to loss of smell for almost everything and taste for many foods. Wow!! Karen in St Petersburg, Florida