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Starpharma's COVID-busting Viraleze antiviral nasal spray will soon be available across Europe, included the UK. But will it fall foul of local evidence requirements, for example in France, where the country's medicines agency has halted the sale of Pharma & Beauty (P&B) Group's COV-Defense spray until its efficacy against COVID has been confirmed by human-based studies?

HBW Insight speaks to Johnson & Johnson's Bill Twomey and Sven Sjovall about how one of the biggest OTC launches of 2020 – Nicorette QuickMist SmartTrack – uses behavioral science techniques to help motivate consumers to quit smoking and overcame COVID-related supply chain difficulties to launch a much-needed digital smoking cessation aid in the middle of a pandemic. 

Perrigo's NiQuitin NRT brand partners with the British Lung Foundation (BLF) to improve air quality in the UK. Meanwhile, two-thirds of UK smokers want to quit as a result of the pandemic. 

Emerging markets expected to be growth drivers across C&D’s supplement, OTC drug and household care product lines in 2021. Super Immune formulation with more than 100% daily value of vitamin C, zinc and elderberry and Manuka honey is first vitafusion product in cough/cold aisle and brand's first extension for 2021.

Rules covering OTC medical devices, herbals and online activities have been added for the first time to the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association's Self-Care Advertising Code.

Massachusetts legislation proposes age-restricting energy drink sales and says violating parties will face fines between $50 and $250. California bill would prohibit sales of weight loss and workout products to minors, as is already proposed in New York and Massachusetts.

Until coronavirus public health emergency ends, FTC is authorized to order civil penalties of $43,792 per violation found in COVID-19-related advertising. Health care providers, meanwhile, advertising to treat COVID-19 might be unfamiliar with 

Federal prosecutors’ latest criminal case alleging fraudulent advertising and sales of vitamins and other nutrients available nonprescription in the US as remedies for infections from the novel coronavirus is against Johnny Stine, owner and operator of North Coast Biologics in Seattle.