Trade Walgreens Hippie Cold/Flu Remedy For Actual Flu Shot
First, there was Airborne. Then there was Rite-Aid's house brand version of Airborne. Now, the Walgreens brand of homeopathic cold and flu remedy was also the subject of a class action lawsuit, and the settlement is at hand.
If you bought Wal-Born, you can get a refund of up to $14.97, or a free flu shot on site at Walgreens. File your claim by September 7, 2009 if you are eligible. Proof of purchase or receipts are not required.
Wal-Born was sold from 2001 until March of this year. It does not prevent or treat colds or flu.
Wal-Born Class Action Settlement [Official Site]
Wal-Born Class Action Lawsuit Settlement [Top Class Actions]
(Photo: Top Class Actions)
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When will people smarten up to homeopathy? How can something diluted to the point where there is more than a 50% chance of there not being one MOLECULE of the original ingredient in what you take be effective? Seriously, if I dissolve a gram of aspirin in water the volume of the Atlantic, can you really expect drinking an ounce of that mixture to help you?
Perhaps I am a bit dense, but how is Airborne (or its knock-offs) considered a homeopathic remedy? Their website lists a bunch of vitamins, minerals, and herbs but doesn't specify any homeopathic mumbo-jumbo.
Anyway, I think it is important to distinguish homeopathy (which is completely bankrupt in its basic premises) from treatments using vitamins/minerals/herbs. While this particular product is apparently clinically ineffective, there is nothing categorically unscientific about pharmacognosy or the pharmacology of vitamins.
None of the links to file a claim are working.
You can hit the link via the Top Class Actions link above and then click on the Settlement Administrator link within the article or go straight to the settlement at [www.WalbornRefund.com]
Now go forth and submit your claims!
Thanks,
Scott
@Laura Northrup: Trust me Laura, I drank enough of the Atlantic this weekend. It gave me a headache more than it cured any hangover I may have had.
@MonstrousCosmos: That was a problem. They called themselves homeopathic, but they contained active ingredients, yet tried to be regulated as homeopathic.
You know, this kind of crap gives actual Natrualpathics and homeopathics a bad name.
Do your research and use reputable brands - if it's a house brand, it's unlikely that an N.D. has ever recommended it or even looked at it before it was packaged.
You want a homeopathic flu medication? (I say medication since Homeopathics are actual medicines)
Go get yourself some Oscillococcinum.
If proof of purchase is not required, does this mena that anyone can get 15 bucks in the mail if they file?