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‘OMUFA Fee Liable’ Trending In US OTC Drug Industry To Pay For FDA's Monograph Reform

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Some firms with sales in nonprescription drug space are exempt from program’s facility fees, but own-label OTC drug marketers aren’t among them. Although FDA allows fee discounts for small businesses in other areas, it’s not trimming monograph user fee rates.

Failing to pay an OTC drug monograph program user fee could have the US government knocking on a firm’s door, Food and Drug Administration officials advise while prepping the industry to add “OMUFA fee liable” to its commonly used terms.

While some firms with sales in the nonprescription drug space are exempt from the program’s facility fees, own-label OTC drug marketers aren’t among them—they’re OMUFA fee liable

Officials from the Division of User Fee Management in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research during a webinar on 3 June explained fee amounts and due dates and which businesses are subject to the fees the agency began collecting under OTC monograph drug program

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Stada Expands Oilatum Range To Meet Saudi Arabia’s Skin-Care Needs

 
• By David Ridley

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 And GSCF Paper Outlines ‘Practical Actions’ For Scaling Self-Care Globally

 
• By David Ridley

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."

UK Honors PAGB’s Riddalls And ISF’s Webber For Self-Care Service

 
• By David Ridley

PAGB CEO Michelle Riddalls and ISF president emeritus David Webber have been awarded OBEs for their services to consumer health and self-care.

People On The Move: Appointments At GSCF, MENAP-SCI, Clasado

 
• By Tom Gallen

A round-up of the latest consumer health industry appointments: GSCF names next director general, MENAP-SCI elects chairman; Clasado hires BD director.

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