Cold-EEZE® vs. Zicam Rapid Melts®
COLD-EEZE has clinical studies demonstrating its effectiveness. Zicam Rapid Melts and Zicam Chewables® do not.
- Clinically proven COLD-EEZE lasts longer to shorten your cold.
- Researchers believe that longer dwell time of zinc ions is what makes a zinc remedy work.
- Great tasting COLD-EEZE lasts far longer than Zicam Rapid Melts and Zicam Chewables.
COLD-EEZE dissolves more slowly releasing zinc ions evenly for up to 10 minutes.
- Cold-EEZE has 2x the residual zinc ions after 45 minutes.
- Zicam Rapid Melts dissolve in less than 2 minutes offering limited dwell time.
- Only 6% of the zinc ions in Zicam Rapid Melts are available one minute after dissolving.
- What's more, the zinc ions in Zicam oral zinc remedies degrade more quickly after they dissolve.
- Zicam Chewables have 0% available zinc ions at 1 minute, 10 or 20 minutes after dissolve.
It's clear why COLD-EEZE is the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Zinc Remedy.
Zinc Ion availability from 1 minute after dissolving (lozenge or melt) to 45 minutes after dissolving (lozenge or melt).
Cold-EEZE lasts longer between doses offering extended dwell time of zinc ions. A Bio-availability study was conducted showing the change in the actual amount of available zinc ions (Zn2+) from 1 minute to 45 min was statistically less for Cold-EEZE than Zicam® Oral Melts, indicating that the Zicam Oral Melt degrades more rapidly than the Cold-EEZE lozenge after 45 minutes. (p < .0003) n=301
1. Bio-availability Study on Zinc Ion ( Zn2+) Clinical Research Labs, 2008. Report on file The Quigley Corporation.
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