I happened to be on the FDA Web site today and saw a press release from 2006, stating that they approved a particular sunscreen.
At the bottom of the press release, they list the most common side effects of using the sunscreen. Note the last one in the list:
“… acne, dermatitis, dry skin, eczema, abnormal redness, itching, skin discomfort and sunburn.”
Sunburn was a common side effect of using this sunscreen.
I’m sure this is true for all sunscreens, but it still made me laugh.
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Reminds me of an ad in Robocop for sunscreen called something like “Sunblock 2000.” One of the side effects was skin cancer!
This reminds me of the side-effect a lot of sleep aids report: drowsiness. Some now say “next day drowsiness”, but for a while they just said “drowsiness”. OTOH, I guess this would be more like a sleep aid causing sleeplessness. More in line, then, is that many chemotherapy drugs increase one’s risk of certain cancers.