“Totally Unacceptable” – Industry, Experts React To EU OTC Antimicrobial Reverse-Switch Proposal

HBW Insight asked European consumer healthcare trade associations and experts for reactions to the news that OTC antifungals, like treatments for athlete’s foot, and OTC antivirals, like cold sore creams, could soon become prescription-only within the European Union.

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OTC antifungals, like treatments for athlete’s foot, and OTC antivirals like cold sore creams could soon become prescription-only within the European Union, according to the European Commission.

New “prudent use” rules proposed by the Commission as part of its reforms to EU pharmaceutical legislation include placing OTC...

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