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this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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The metric was that it is no more effective than placebo. It is a very old drug and was grandfathered in from a time before modern standards.
The FDA was told this by researchers in 2007, but they wanted mOrE dAtA.
Edit to add: It does have more effectiveness when used nasally as opposed to orally.