NPA sounds alarm on Trump administration tariffs on $200bn in Chinese goods scheduled for October. In letter US Trade Representative, NPA President and CEO Daniel Fabricant asks the agency to exempt 57 items from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that would impact hundreds of dietary ingredients.
The Trump administration proposal for tariffs includes ingredients imported from China that are crucial for vitamin, mineral and supplement production and has prompted alarms from industry trade associations as well as the US Chamber of Commerce.
The Natural Product Association says the tariffs scheduled to take effect in October may force US firms to raise prices as they find suppliers outside of China and could force some out of business
At the second attempt, New Zealand’s Medicines Classification Committee supported the Rx-to-OTC switch of allopurinol (100mg and 300mg) for people suffering from gout by specifically trained pharmacists.
Stada launches nine new Oilatum products in Saudi Arabia including “rich moisturising creams for intense hydration, gentle body washes for daily cleansing, and baby-specific products like soothing bath bubbles and head-to-toe wash.”
Bayer Consumer Health, the Global Self-Care Federation and the Business Council for International Understanding outline in a paper how industry can work with multilateral organizations, governments, financial institutions, and stakeholders to "recognize and champion self-care as a fundamental driver of global health progress."
PAGB CEO Michelle Riddalls and ISF president emeritus David Webber have been awarded OBEs for their services to consumer health and self-care.
Just under half of Austrian pharmacists surveyed by Elpato Medien are “convinced that the OTC business will ensure the survival of their pharmacy.”
An application for melatonin as an OTC medicine is on the agenda for the next German switch committee meeting, despite the hormone being widely available in food supplements. Acyclovir as a buccal tablet and second-generation antihistamine rupatadine are also up for discussion.
HBW Insight catches up with UK OTC industry association CEO Michelle Riddalls to talk about digital self-care and the unrealized promise of Brexit - part 2.
