Stada Says Lemocin’s OTC Status 'Vindicated' By German Switch Committee Decision

02 Feb 2021

Stada's Lemocin cough lozenges survive a German reverse-switch threat, as does first generation anti-histamine dimenhydrinate, pointing to possible good news for the company's other major German OTC brand, Hoggar Night (doxylamine), which is also having its OTC status re-examined by the country's Expert Committee on Prescription.

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German consumers will continue to be able to buy Stada Arzneimittel’s popular sore throat lozenge Lemocin without a prescription thanks to a decision by the country’s Expert Committee on Prescription (SVA) not to recommend the reverse-switch of its active ingredient tyrothricin.

"We feel vindicated by the SVA's recommendation and are pleased to be able to continue to offer patients Lemocin, a...