article_snippet.sent: While many people believe the drugs are safe in large part because many people are highly diluted, products such as Cold-Eeze, if taken according to the recommendations on the label, would be 10 times the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of zinc for adult females and eight times the recommendation for males, according to Fugh-Berman.
article_snippet.sent: Too much zinc can have toxic effects.
article_snippet.sent: More than 130 people using another homeopathic medicine with zinc, Zicam, reported to the FDA that More than 130 people using another homeopathic medicine with zinc, Zicam lost More than 130 people using another homeopathic medicine with zinc, Zicam sense of smell.