Humic Acid Nasal Sprays Recalled During Potential For Sales Boost Due To Phenylephrine Doubts

Biomic Sciences recalls all lots of ION* Sinus Support and ION* Biome Sinus after FDE testing found microbial contamination causing reasonable probability of life-threatening adverse events for patients or people who recently underwent nasal or sinus surgery.

A potential sales boost for a Virginia firm’s humic acid nasal sprays driven by regulators’ doubts about oral phenylephrine’s nasal decongestion efficacy could be slowed as contamination with potentially harmful bacteria prompts a recalls of all lots of three products made as much as six years ago.

Biomic Sciences LLC is recalling all lots of ION* Sinus Support and ION* Biome Sinus, which previously was marketed as...

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