Fraud and deception should bother everyone, regardless of whether they are victims.

It's usually seen as a bad thing when people are scammed out of money.

There's nothing wrong with buying homoeopathic tinctures if you like them, but putting them right next to medicine legitimises them for those who don't know any better.

It's not like these tinctures are hand-crafted by some wise old shaman, they're mass produced by billion dollar companies profiting off the association with proven medicine. The confusion and misinformation is problematic, not the sale of the tinctures themselves.

I am not sure why the downvote. It keeps hypochondriac people away from the medical system by giving them essentially placebos. Everyone is happy.

Aside from the fact that CVS is implicitly approving of the remedies by having them on their shelves, my wife accidentally came home with a homeopathic product once because it was right next to non-homeopathic products for treating the same symptoms.

I don’t think that’s what the OP is saying. They’re pointing out that it’s inconsistent for CVS to offer their stated rationale for phenylephrine while continuing to shelve homeopathics.

Whether or not it’s personally bothersome doesn’t enter into it; the inconsistency is itself noteworthy.

because it's often the case that people don't know its homeopathic. I consider myself pretty smart but fell for Zicam marketing for quite a while. It matters because it can prevent people from seeking effective treatment, especially when they are placed on the same shelf as things that are vetted by the FDA.

Mostly because these companies are very rarely letting people make an informed choice. Though, random homeopathic remedies in the store are far from the leading culprit for this.

Wow

Homeopathic medicines are the horoscopes of the medicine world.

Not sure why this comment is being downvoted? Placebo medication is known to have massive health benefits that go far beyond pain relief.