⚠️🫁 Facebook posts viewed millions of times tout a 'cleansing syrup' for lung diseases supposedly approved by the Philippines FDA But authorities warned the product was unapproved and likely unsafe
False Facebook adverts with millions of views have been touting a"lung cleansing syrup" for a host of diseases from asthma to pneumonia, claiming the product has been approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration . However, the FDA had earlier warned against consuming the product as it has not been tested for safety and efficacy. A pulmonologist told AFP no single medication can cure the diseases mentioned in the false posts.
"GOODBYE TO ASTHMA - PNEUMONIA - BRONCHITIS - C.O.P.D. AT HOME AFTER SEVEN DAYS," reads the text overlay on a videoThe text"FDA approved" can be seen at the bottom of the video, which has been viewed more than a million times. It shows a man in a lab coat touting a syrup called"BO PHOI TRITYDO". He claims the product can"clean the lungs".is a condition caused by the swelling of breathing tubes.
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