German OTC Marketing News: GSK Knee Brace, J&J Pharmacy Comp, Teva Paracetamol Boost
Executive Summary
The latest marketing news from Europe’s largest OTC market: GSK Consumer Healthcare adds a drug-free knee and ankle support to its Voltaren line; J&J Consumer Health challenges German pharmacists to create attractive displays for its Dolormin Extra analgesic; Teva’s Ratiopharm subsidiary boosts paracetamol with brown algae, plus more.
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