Procter & Gamble’s pricing strategy now impacts 10 of its US product categories, with action also being taken broadly in non-US markets. President and CEO Jon Moeller calls this pricing "at a different level" historically speaking, and warns there will be ‘bumps in the road." But P&G is confident in its long track record and raises full-year guidance accordingly.

UK-based Alliance Pharma saw sales rise double-digits in 2021, with acquisitions bolstering the performance of its established brands. Going into 2022, the company says it is in a strong position to pursue M&A in the consumer health space.

Unilever, which has had three offers for GSK rebuffed, likely notes that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice signal they will tighten scrutiny of deals that merge companies providing consumer-facing products and services.

France's medicines regulator ANSM has added 12 OTCs to its "free access" list of products available for self-selection by consumers in pharmacies.

According to a recent systematic review of evidence from randomised placebo-controlled trials, the claimed hangover-reducing effects of traditional herbal medicines and dietary supplement ingredients do have some scientific backing. However, the quality of the evidence is extremely low. 

“We are positioned to move forward with either the Bausch + Lomb or Solta IPO quickly when market conditions are right for each of them,” CEO Joseph Papa says at J.P. Morgan conference, but the firm’s “next step” in the process of separating the two businesses was filing with the SEC an IPO registration for Bausch + Lomb.

GSK Consumer Healthcare is switching its UK Aquafresh Fresh and Minty toothpaste to 100% recyclable packaging, delivering a “huge positive impact” on the brand’s total brand sustainability and edging the firm closer to its overall goal of having 100% recyclable or reusable product packaging “where quality and safety permits” by 2025.

Procter & Gamble’s pricing strategy now impacts 10 of its US product categories, with action also being taken broadly in non-US markets. President and CEO Jon Moeller calls this pricing "at a different level" historically speaking, and warns there will be ‘bumps in the road." But P&G is confident in its long track record and raises full-year guidance accordingly.

Personal care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Unilever, which has had three offers for GSK rebuffed, likely notes that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice signal they will tighten scrutiny of deals that merge companies providing consumer-facing products and services.

Beiersdorf AG and dermanostic will connect German consumers with physicians for mobile app-based dermatological diagnoses and product recommendations. Meanwhile, Shiseido will be leveraging Revieve’s AI Makeup Advisor to “take control over the multi-touchpoint customer journey.”

Republican opposition to Califf over agency’s recent move to relax its Mifeprex restrictions is ominous since, in order be confirmed as commissioner, he’ll need enough GOP votes to make up for Democratic opposition over his opioid track record and connections to pharma industry.

Procter & Gamble’s pricing strategy now impacts 10 of its US product categories, with action also being taken broadly in non-US markets. President and CEO Jon Moeller calls this pricing "at a different level" historically speaking, and warns there will be ‘bumps in the road." But P&G is confident in its long track record and raises full-year guidance accordingly.

Agency says emergence of Omicron variant spurred marketers of products and services from peptide therapy to herbal remedies, and from nasal irrigation to intravenous drips to make false COVID-19 claims. 

UK-based Alliance Pharma saw sales rise double-digits in 2021, with acquisitions bolstering the performance of its established brands. Going into 2022, the company says it is in a strong position to pursue M&A in the consumer health space.

“With Seven Seas Omega-3 Max Strength, no other leading brand offers a higher level of omega-3 in just one daily capsule,” insists Chiara Sartorelli, brand manager at Procter & Gamble's UK & Ireland.Seven Seas business.

Unilever, which has had three offers for GSK rebuffed, likely notes that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice signal they will tighten scrutiny of deals that merge companies providing consumer-facing products and services.

France's medicines regulator ANSM has added 12 OTCs to its "free access" list of products available for self-selection by consumers in pharmacies.

Personal care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

France's self-medication market lags behind its European rivals. Why is that? A skeptical and over-cautious government and a stifling regulatory system may provide at least part of the answer, the Global Self-Care Federation's recently published Self-Care Readiness Index suggests.