The American Academy of Pediatrics states it is "premature to recommend the administration of activated charcoal" as an alternative to ipecac syrup to treat ingestion of a potentially poisonous substance in a Nov. 3 1policy statement. Charcoal is "poorly accepted by young children" and does not store well in the home, the statement says. However, AAP adds that ipecac should "no longer be used routinely as a home treatment strategy" either. The use of activated charcoal in conjunction with ipecac syrup was discussed at Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee's June 2003 meeting on retaining ipecac's current OTC status (2"The Tan Sheet" June 2, 2003, p. 5)...
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The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.
At one year, TikTok Shop conjures the early days of Amazon, representing the ‘Wild West’ of beauty ecommerce, said co-founders of private label and contract manufacturing company KO-Pack at the IBA Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium, “The Promise and Pitfalls of TikTok Shop.”
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A round-up of the latest consumer health industry appointments: Kloserfrau makes changes to management in Germany; Haleon hires Pakistan head; Opella names Americas leader.
If the European Commission is serious about improving the competitiveness of the European Union, it should ditch the idea of making commonly used OTC antimicrobials like thrush treatments and cold sore creams prescription-only, warns Greek Medicines Agency president Evangelos Manolopoulos
While sales of seasonal products struggled during Q1, Stada pointed to the continuing strength of its underlying Consumer Healthcare portfolio.
