J&J’s Mylanta, Mylicon Lines Return Via ‘Fixed-Term’ License With Infirst
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Unlike other OTC deals J&J made since McNeil Consumer Healthcare’s quality-control problems led to widespread recalls and a consent decree with FDA, the firm is not divesting the digestive health lines. Infirst will manufacture and market the products in the U.S. for an undisclosed period before the brands return to McNeil.
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