Merck & Co.'s three lovastatin switch attempts showed "it would be essentially impossible to present what they needed just within the confines of those simple boxes,” says Pegasus Research CEO Clark Richardson. Two decades after DFL launched, FDA, labeling experts and other industry stakeholders recognize its limits and have more consumer comprehension study data to guide decisions on what to include as well how to format an OTC label.
The futility of using OTC Drug Facts labels for products indicated to treat conditions more complicated than a cold or heartburn, headaches or allergies was apparent less than 10 years after the format was launched.
That was when Merck & Co., Inc. in 2007 made its third and final unsuccessful attempt to switch a...
Children with ADHD often struggle with bedtime due to restless minds, difficulty winding down, and heightened sensitivity to nighttime distractions. This article explores the reasons behind these sleep challenges and offers practical solutions.
Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
David Ball moves from Bayer’s North America business to be Perrigo’s first chief brand and digital officer. He joins CEO who also moved to Perrigo from Bayer with decades of branded product experience.
A draft declaration to be presented to the UN General Assembly in September suggests that a “lack of regulation of over-the-counter use of antimicrobials” is one of the “drivers of antimicrobial resistance.” Industry, however, insists that misuse and over-prescription of antibiotics are the primary drivers of AMR, and is advocating for the text to be amended accordingly.
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A pilot partnership between the FDA and Canada's Medical Devices Programme has been so successful the two agencies will talk this week about how to expand it.
Green Pharmaceuticals’ SnoreStop Nasal Spray, previously marketed as “NasoSpray,” still is available even though agency officials on multiple occasions for a month recommended a recall after an April inspection found “gross microbial contamination” in one lot.
