Publication of final guidance for industry on submitting change proposals and other requests using the only accepted format, electronic, leaves agency at four of the five required guidances it has provided on compliance with requirements of its streamlined OTC monograph process.

The UK's consumer healthcare industry association, PAGB, sets out six priorities for the new UK government, following the landslide victory of the Labour Party in the recent general election. One of these priorities is driving Rx-to-OTC switch - something that the UK public also wants, according to the association's latest Self-Care Census, published to mark International Self-Care Day 2024.

Analysts tracking consumer health product firms in the US anticipatevApril-June results lower than a year ago across most businesses. While some results will be lower on comparisons with strong growth in 2023, others will reflect a slow allergy season, retailers’ inventories remaining high as consumer spending slows or firms continuing to recover from supply chain problems.

Attorneys discuss potential impacts on consumer health products industry from Supreme Court’s “Loper Bright” decision in June on litigation brought by two fisheries, Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

Firms can be more forceful in disputes with FDA now that Supreme Court has eliminated Chevron deference. Questions around whether an evidentiary standard has been met may be ripe for challenge, legal experts said, but they also caution that sponsors will face more uncertainty.

Oral Essentials filed a Fast-Track SWIFT review case with the National Advertising Division against competitor GuruNanda LLC, whose endorsers claimed its pulling oil could reverse cavities. The marketer agreed to ensure that claims in question were discontinued.

Analysts tracking consumer health product firms in the US anticipatevApril-June results lower than a year ago across most businesses. While some results will be lower on comparisons with strong growth in 2023, others will reflect a slow allergy season, retailers’ inventories remaining high as consumer spending slows or firms continuing to recover from supply chain problems.

Cooper Consumer Health has closed its acquisition of Viatris' OTC business as it commits to divesting the rights to infant laxative medicine Bebegel and earwax removal product Otowaxol in certain markets.

The Indian player made another high-level deal that grants it rights to nicotine replacement therapies in over 30 countries, following on from its recent announcements with Nestlé.

“The game is still totally open,” said Sanofi CFO François-Xavier Roger in response to questions about how the company intends to separate its Consumer Healthcare business. The comments came as Sanofi reported its Q2 results.

Reckitt has designated its Mead Johnson infant nutrition and home care businesses as non-core operations. The company will now reorganize to sharpen its focus on the consumer health and hygiene markets in the pursuit of sustainable, long-term growth.

A round-up of the latest appointments in Europe's health and wellness industries: Perrigo makes management changes; European Commission president re-elected; EFSA appoints new members to scientific panels.

“The game is still totally open,” said Sanofi CFO François-Xavier Roger in response to questions about how the company intends to separate its Consumer Healthcare business. The comments came as Sanofi reported its Q2 results.

Reckitt has designated its Mead Johnson infant nutrition and home care businesses as non-core operations. The company will now reorganize to sharpen its focus on the consumer health and hygiene markets in the pursuit of sustainable, long-term growth.

Analysts tracking consumer health product firms in the US anticipatevApril-June results lower than a year ago across most businesses. While some results will be lower on comparisons with strong growth in 2023, others will reflect a slow allergy season, retailers’ inventories remaining high as consumer spending slows or firms continuing to recover from supply chain problems.

Firms can be more forceful in disputes with FDA now that Supreme Court has eliminated Chevron deference. Questions around whether an evidentiary standard has been met may be ripe for challenge, legal experts said, but they also caution that sponsors will face more uncertainty.

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.

The unanimous decision that the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lacks standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxation of the abortion pill REMS leaves unclear whether the court would have deferred to the agency’s expertise on the merits. 

Responding to demand from women for consumer health products that meet their specific needs, P&G and Pro Medico both launch hop-based supplements for menopause symptoms. Meanwhile, Bayer adds a hair mask to its Priorin range for women with female pattern hair loss and Klosterfrau expands its Femafriends brand with an intimate health gel.

Analysts suggest more and larger investments than president’s recent $1m and $5m private placements needed to last long enough to establish sales of its functional beverage sufficient to turn a profit. Results expected soon from clinical trials on “detoxifying the alcohol out of” users’ bodies.

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.

Responding to demand from women for consumer health products that meet their specific needs, P&G and Pro Medico both launch hop-based supplements for menopause symptoms. Meanwhile, Bayer adds a hair mask to its Priorin range for women with female pattern hair loss and Klosterfrau expands its Femafriends brand with an intimate health gel.

When it comes to online consumer health product advertising, complying with regulations, ensuring that content is factually correct and being transparent are some of the key principles that companies should adhere to, recommends AESGP in a recently published position paper. 

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.

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.

Bayer Consumer Health and its effervescent vitamin brand Berocca were subjects of denigratory remarks by an online competitor in a recent UK advertising complaint ruling. The ASA’s Freddie Alcock talks HBW Insight through the complaint, explaining in this exclusive interview why denigration is never a good look for advertisers.

Infirst has been admonished by UK ad authority, ASA, for implying in a TV commercial its lipid-based ibuprofen brand Flarin was more, or uniquely, effective for joint pain relief than other forms of ibuprofen.