As for the head of the medicine store, he says he's devastated. You should see some of the faxes and emails can calls that I have gotten from people that are in dire straits. They break my heart. The FDA is concerned about drugs from other countries. We can't vouch for safety because they are not made here.
Most congressmen favor the reimporting of drugs.
This issue is not over yet. There are actually several hundred viruses that cause the common cold. And some are a little more tenacious than others. It's the fact there are so many viruses, by the way, that makes it impossible to develop a vaccine for the common cold. No one knows why though theories include perhaps the body is attacking some kind of infection.