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Over The Counter: Women’s Hormonal Wellness And The Power Of Herbs, With The SABI’s Hilary Metcalfe and Anna Cave-Bigley

Spotlight On Sustainability

Over The Counter: Solving The Sustainable Pill Pack Puzzle, With PA Consulting’s Tony Perrotta

In this episode of the updated Over The Counter podcast, HBW Insight speaks to sustainable packaging expert Tony Perrotta about the complexities of replacing plastic pill packs in medicines packaging. Perrotta is a partner at PA Consulting, which set up the Blister Pack Collective alongside consumer health players Haleon, Bayer and Sanofi. They are working with PulPac, which has invented a dry molded fiber alternative to plastic, which the Collective hopes to commercialize within 12-24 months. We discuss whether regulators will accept such alternatives, given the safety and stability requirements for medicines, and the challenges of recycling, given the multitude of different frameworks and processes across the world. Perrotta also reveals that one of the partners in PA Consulting’s Bottle Collective, which hopes to replace plastic bottles in the food, personal care and consumer health industries, will soon launch its first market trial.

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Despite Noisy Debut, Report Finds Impact Of OTC Hearing Aids Still Muted

More than a year after the FDA created a new rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter and directly to consumers, a government report finds the category has not yet made the impact many were expecting.

Deference No More: More Challenges Against US FDA After Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine?

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling is expected to have a minimal impact on drug approvals and other scientific determinations, but matters steeped in the interpretation of regulation and statute, such as marketing exclusivity, could face a heightened risk of challenge, legal experts say.

FDA Explains Reasons For Delaying, Limiting Or Refusing Inspections In Final Guidance

The US FDA has issued its final guidance defining manufacturer behaviors it deems as hampering the agency’s ability to conduct an inspection. In a previous draft guidance, the agency expanded its longstanding policy on inspections of drug companies to include device makers as well.

IFF Fined €15.9M For WhatsApp Message Deletion During European Commission Inspection

The European Commission fines International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its French division €15.9m after a senior employee deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an inspection, part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into four major flavors and fragrance manufacturers.

Digital Health & AI

Over The Counter: How To Innovate For The Ages, With Bayer’s Reese Fitzpatrick And Rachel Koontz

Aspirin is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To find out what brand owner Bayer Consumer Health is doing to celebrate this occasion, and what it is doing to take the brand into the next 125 years, HBW Insight chats with the company’s senior vice president, Global Head Allergy, Cough/Cold, Pain and Heart Health, Reese Fitzpatrick, and head of R&D, North America and Therapeutics, Rachel Koontz.

Estee Lauder Companies Has Opened Three Branded Storefronts On Amazon Since March

Bumble and bumble follows Too Faced and Clinique, also with their own storefronts within Amazon’s Premium Beauty space. Lauder notes the broader reach and the importance of meeting consumers where they already are shopping.

US Wellness Market Movers: Doctor’s Best, Society Brands, CharmHealth

Doctor's Best acquires Viactiv calcium and magnesium brand from Guardion; VitaliyNow is Society Brands’ third 2024 acquisition; and VitaminLab formulation services on CharmHealth.

‘Is This Doomsday Concern, Or Is It Reality?’ Verily CMO On AI’s Future, Lightpath Metabolic, More

Andrew Trister, Verily’s chief medical and scientific officer, discusses Verily’s newly launched Lightpath Metabolic solution, featuring GLP-1 prescription, AI and strengthened clinical support. Plus, the Google health tech spinout's plans for the Study Watch, the Alzheimer’s research landscape, and AI development and regulation in a new era of uncertainty.

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Sustainability

EU Green Claims Directive: Council Wants Lighter Touch, Especially For SMEs

The European Council adopts its negotiating position with regards to the Green Claims Directive, which aims to prevent greenwashing and empower consumers in making informed, environmentally conscious purchasing decisions. While small and medium-sized enterprises stand to specifically benefit from the Council's more flexible approach, companies in general may be allowed to make certain explicit environmental claims without third-party verification.

Personal Care Is ‘Significant Pillar’ Of US Economy – PCPC’s ‘Beauty Of Impact’ Report

The Personal Care Products Council’s "Beauty of Impact, Economic & Social Contributions Report 2024" illustrates the strength of the US personal-care industry, which added $308.7bn to gross domestic product and accounted for 4.6 million jobs in 2022.

AESGP Annual Meeting: OTC Firms Must ‘Innovate Harder’ To Realize Growth Opportunity

Industry can look forward to a global OTC market compound annual growth rate of around 7% over the next few years, according to IQVIA Consumer Health. Innovation will be key to ensure individual companies realize this level of growth. IQVIA CH's Amit Shukla and Simon-Kucher & Partners' Clemens Oberhammer point to some key consumer trends to keep an eye on at the recent AESGP Annual Meeting in Brussels. 

AESGP Meeting: Climate Inaction Could Cost Healthcare Companies 10-20% Operating Profit

Failing to take sufficient action on climate change could be a costly business for consumer health companies. However, the good news from the AESGP's 60th Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, is that at least half of the cost of decarbonizing will be balanced by savings, according to Boston Consulting Group. And climate change adaption will present firms with a wide variety of opportunities for product innovation, IQVIA Consumer Health's Volker Spitzer tells delegates.

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Interviews

Over The Counter: How To Innovate For The Ages, With Bayer’s Reese Fitzpatrick And Rachel Koontz

Aspirin is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To find out what brand owner Bayer Consumer Health is doing to celebrate this occasion, and what it is doing to take the brand into the next 125 years, HBW Insight chats with the company’s senior vice president, Global Head Allergy, Cough/Cold, Pain and Heart Health, Reese Fitzpatrick, and head of R&D, North America and Therapeutics, Rachel Koontz.

‘Is This Doomsday Concern, Or Is It Reality?’ Verily CMO On AI’s Future, Lightpath Metabolic, More

Andrew Trister, Verily’s chief medical and scientific officer, discusses Verily’s newly launched Lightpath Metabolic solution, featuring GLP-1 prescription, AI and strengthened clinical support. Plus, the Google health tech spinout's plans for the Study Watch, the Alzheimer’s research landscape, and AI development and regulation in a new era of uncertainty.

AI Act: How To Preserve EU’s Industrial Competitiveness Through Proportionate Regulation

The AI medtech revolution could be a “huge, missed opportunity” for the EU without an effective and efficient regulatory infrastructure. Answers are needed fast, MedTech Europe’s Oliver Bisazza said during a recent interview.

Click Therapeutics Anticipates Pharma Will Begin Developing Digital Drugs From Clinical Stage

Leading digital therapeutic maker’s CEO David Benshoof Klein and CMO Shaheen Lakhan discuss outlook on the DTx space, priorities going forward, and what makes Click a standout player in a changing game.

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Despite Noisy Debut, Report Finds Impact Of OTC Hearing Aids Still Muted

More than a year after the FDA created a new rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter and directly to consumers, a government report finds the category has not yet made the impact many were expecting.

US Nutrition Market People News: Naked/Gauff, Gatorade/Clark, Tatum, USANA/Jamaica Bobsled

Coca Gauff mixes Naked smoothies; Caitlan Clake, Jayson Tatum Have Gatorade’s “IT”; Mike Tyson punches for LF*GO! Pouches; and USANA provides nutrition for Jamaican bobsledders.

Stada Strikes Deal To Expand Middle East And Africa OTC Portfolio

A deal between Stada Arzneimittel and Adcan Pharma will see the former exclusively market and commercialize in the UAE a portfolio of 15 consumer healthcare products produced and supplied by the latter.

Deference No More: More Challenges Against US FDA After Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine?

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling is expected to have a minimal impact on drug approvals and other scientific determinations, but matters steeped in the interpretation of regulation and statute, such as marketing exclusivity, could face a heightened risk of challenge, legal experts say.

NIH Study Adds To Questions About Multivitamins’ Efficacy While Acknowledging Popularity

Study of data from nearly 400,000 adults without histories of major chronic diseases showed no “evidence to support improved longevity among healthy adults who regularly take multivitamins.” Authors note many US adults report using the products “to maintain or improve health.”

Beauty Deserts, People With Disabilities, Hormonal Health: FIT Grads On Inclusivity Gaps

The Fashion Institute of Technology’s “Beauty Think Tank” provides findings from six months of consumer research to “help guide organizations through the evolving landscape of beauty and accessibility.”

FDA Explains Reasons For Delaying, Limiting Or Refusing Inspections In Final Guidance

The US FDA has issued its final guidance defining manufacturer behaviors it deems as hampering the agency’s ability to conduct an inspection. In a previous draft guidance, the agency expanded its longstanding policy on inspections of drug companies to include device makers as well.

Over The Counter: How To Innovate For The Ages, With Bayer’s Reese Fitzpatrick And Rachel Koontz

Aspirin is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To find out what brand owner Bayer Consumer Health is doing to celebrate this occasion, and what it is doing to take the brand into the next 125 years, HBW Insight chats with the company’s senior vice president, Global Head Allergy, Cough/Cold, Pain and Heart Health, Reese Fitzpatrick, and head of R&D, North America and Therapeutics, Rachel Koontz.

Talc Litigation Attorneys Allege ‘Bad Faith Filings,’ ‘Fraudulent Activities’ By J&J In Bankruptcy

Attorneys for some plaintiffs alleging harm from talc products J&J marketed ask a court to order the firm, along with a subsidiary holding company it created in 2021 to manage its talc liabilities and immediately placed in bankruptcy, to provide emails and other communications among in-house counsel and compel their testimony.

Supreme Court Decision Derailing Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Could Trip J&J Talc Litigation Strategy

Supreme Court ruling on Purdue bankruptcy should “derail any attempt by J&J to return the talc litigation to the bankruptcy courts,” says class action plaintiff’s attorney. A federal court, Justice Gorsuch states, relieved Purdue owners of liability “without securing the consent of those affected or placing anything approaching their total assets on the table.”

IFF Fined €15.9M For WhatsApp Message Deletion During European Commission Inspection

The European Commission fines International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its French division €15.9m after a senior employee deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an inspection, part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into four major flavors and fragrance manufacturers.

Diversity Action Plans Should Be Brief And Waiver Requests Filed Early, US FDA Says

In what could amount to a de facto enforcement mechanism, the new draft guidance also “strongly encourages” sponsors to share details about their diversity action plan and enrollment goals with the public.

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