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There is a nasal antiseptic preparation called Nozin Nasal Sanitizer being touted on TikTok,Twitter, and Facebook as an effective nasal antiseptic against not only bacteria such as Staph aureus but also CoVid and other viruses.  On February 6, 2024, the FDA fired off a warning letter to the company manufacturing Nozin warning it to cease and desist advertising the product as it is an unapproved new drug with multiple misbranding violations.

This product is a compound with 62% alcohol as the active ingredient designed to be swabbed on the outer portion of the nostril with included swabs or directly with a applicator-dispenser. The product claims universal sustained nasal decolonization without antibiotics, iodine, or a prescription.

Because the claims made for this product categorize it as a drug, it cannot be marketed without an FDA review of data proving its safety and effectiveness.  This has never occurred.

As a practical matter, the product is designed only to coat the outer skin-covered nostril with the alcohol and inactive ingredients which the company touts as powerful anti-oxidants.  Studies have shown that staph aureus and other pathogenic bacteria grow deep within the nasal cavity and that CoVid is found in the upper reaches of the nose and spills down onto lower zones.  Applying an antiseptic to the outer rim of the nostril could never reach these areas.

Bottom line: don’t waste your money or delude yourself into thinking that Nozin is cleansing your nose.  Prescription antibiotic ointments such as mupirocin or over-the-counter antibiotic ointments such as triple antibiotic preparations including Neosporin can effectively eradicate bacteria residing in the front portion of the nasal interior.  

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/global-life-technologies-corp-674279-02062024

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/12/staph-can-lurk-deep-within-nose-study-finds.html

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/01/covid-virus-infection-nasal.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/mupirocin-nasal-route/proper-use/DRG-20064917?p=1

https://www.healthline.com/health/neosporin-in-nose#best-practices

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