Pharmacies are filled with shelves of pretend medicine. We've known this for a long time. How can we expect to the public to trust any public health messaging when the places afforded the authority to distribute (potentially dangerous) medicine have been engaging in this for so long (when we all knew better)?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/12/health/phenylephrine-tablets-ineffective-fda-panel-says/index.html