House already passed legislation to amend Sec. 13(b) of FTC regulations and make explicit its authority to obtain injunctive and equitable relief in court, but differences in Democrat and Republican commission appointees' views on the authority was a key topic of discussion during a recent Energy and Commerce hearing.

More Labs’ online claims might not be distilled satisfactorily for FDA’s taste for dietary supplement claims for hangover help agency made known a year ago. Firm will narrow claim suggesting its products could broadly relieve hangover symptoms.

“Germaphobe’s Delight Spray” was “re-vamped … to better meet the challenges of COVID-19,” Fopo Jordan’s Crossing Herbal claimed. Halodine LLC claimed its nasal sanitizer “kills SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in less than 15 seconds.”

Industry requests for deadline extensions, short-duration adjustments and other accommodations go nowhere as FDA expresses concerns about nitrosamines’ mutagenic potency.

HBW Insight looks back at PAGB's Digital Week to extract the five must-know things for the OTC industry.

Switzerland has added treatments for migraine and acute pain to the list of Rx drugs permitted for sale without prescription in pharmacy.

Bausch Health says it’s continuing a recovery from the disaster previous management left, when the firm operated as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, even though it reported a $595m net loss for Q2. “We've been trying to solve this debt issue for the company,” says CEO Joseph Papa.

Germany's Stada is strengthening its portfolio by taking over distribution of 50 well-established Sanofi Consumer Healthcare brands marketed across Europe.

Vision Healthcare has hired Perrigo's Geert Cools and Joost Hunfeld as CEO and chief growth officer respectively, while at the same time securing the acquisition of Spanish VMS player N2.

Bausch Health says it’s continuing a recovery from the disaster previous management left, when the firm operated as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, even though it reported a $595m net loss for Q2. “We've been trying to solve this debt issue for the company,” says CEO Joseph Papa.

“We expect higher input costs and transportation costs to remain elevated for the rest of the year,” says CEO Matthew Farrell. Firms lowers full-year outlook for net sales growth from previous range of 5% to 6% to around 5%.

P&G’s health care sector’s net sales grew 18% in its latest quarter. Continued growth across its sectors is critical in the face of expected $1.8bn in headwinds from commodity and freight costs in its FY2022.

“We expect higher input costs and transportation costs to remain elevated for the rest of the year,” says CEO Matthew Farrell. Firms lowers full-year outlook for net sales growth from previous range of 5% to 6% to around 5%.

Round-up of Q2 and H1 financial results from three Europe-based consumer health companies: Alliance Pharma, Ipsen and Boiron.

P&G’s health care sector’s net sales grew 18% in its latest quarter. Continued growth across its sectors is critical in the face of expected $1.8bn in headwinds from commodity and freight costs in its FY2022.

Walgreen Co. seeks to dismiss allegations in California’s Northern District that it unlawfully charges more for its OTC Hair Regrowth Treatment for women compared with a “functionally equivalent” offering for men. The suit follows “pink tax” litigation concerning Dove antiperspirants that defendants dismissed in July 2020, a decision affirmed by the Eighth Circuit in May.

In first of what could be similar April-June earnings results from major consumer health firms, J&J reports 9.2% operational growth to $3.74bn in sales. Worldwide consumer health chief Thibaut Mongon touts segment’s results and outlook but says similar growth in second half isn’t assured.

Limiting FTC authority to enforcement started after legislation passes rather than all pending complaints as House bill allows could be divisive. But consumer health marketers question number of years before a complaint is filed agency can allege a business used false and misleading advertising under legislation the House passed.

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

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

Dutch fertility specialist Rosesta Medical is launching its new conception gel across Europe under its established FERTI·LILY brand.

HBW Insight looks back at PAGB's Digital Week to extract the five must-know things for the OTC industry.

Women's football star and TV personality Alex Scott MBE becomes brand ambassador for Ascension Healthcare's UK pain relief brand FlexiSEQ.

Bayer launches multi-year campaign “Outsideologist Project” for Claritin to offer parents fun ways to get their children outside. GSK’s “Change the Game” campaign for Flonase as official allergy relief partner of MLB has new spokesman.

House already passed legislation to amend Sec. 13(b) of FTC regulations and make explicit its authority to obtain injunctive and equitable relief in court, but differences in Democrat and Republican commission appointees' views on the authority was a key topic of discussion during a recent Energy and Commerce hearing.

More Labs’ online claims might not be distilled satisfactorily for FDA’s taste for dietary supplement claims for hangover help agency made known a year ago. Firm will narrow claim suggesting its products could broadly relieve hangover symptoms.

Limiting FTC authority to enforcement started after legislation passes rather than all pending complaints as House bill allows could be divisive. But consumer health marketers question number of years before a complaint is filed agency can allege a business used false and misleading advertising under legislation the House passed.