Mississippi repeals prescription requirement for all pseudoephedrine- and ephedrine-containing drugs while also requiring retailer participation in industry-funded technology for tracking drug sales. Oregon, the only other state with PSE Rx law, is considering repealing it.
The state that led the push to stop OTC sales of pseudoephedrine drugs during the methamphetamine crisis in the US is considering eliminating its Rx requirement while the second state to impose the restriction for all drugs containing the decongestant ingredient has eliminated it.
Oregon was the first and Mississippi the second state to make prescription-only the sales of all pseudoephedrine (PSE)-containing drugs within the state
In part 2 of HBW Insight's interview, IQVIA Consumer Health's vice president of global research and development and real-world evidence services, Volker Spitzer, explains how to approach real world evidence so that regulators recognize its validity, in supporting Rx-to-OTC switch applications, for example.
Commissioner Martin Makary’s repeated characterization of foreign facilities as being subject to lower standards than domestic counterparts may have contributed to Rogers’ decision to retire as head of the recently formed Office of Inspections and Investigations.
At a recent plenary session the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to “conduct a new and comprehensive assessment” of the impact of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive on the pharmaceutical sector.
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.
At a recent plenary session the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to “conduct a new and comprehensive assessment” of the impact of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive on the pharmaceutical sector.
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.
Including self-care in an upcoming UN General Assembly political declaration would be a “powerful signal that the global community is serious about non-communicable disease prevention and control,” argues the United for Self-Care Coalition, which includes the Global Self-Care Federation, International Self-Care Foundation and Imperial College London’s Self-Care Academic Research Unit.
