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DAB Defense Sanitizer Firm Washes Hands Of ‘Bacteria-Resistant Glove’ Claim Without Argument

 
• By Eileen Francis

Three Kings discontinued dozens of claims for DAB Defense Against Bacteria Hand Sanitizer + Protectant following S.C. Johnson challenge in a National Advertising Division review.

Three Kings Corp. has stopped claiming its hand sanitizer product is “like putting on a pair of bacteria-resistant gloves, but invisible” following a challenge by SC Johnson & Son Inc. in an industry self-regulation forum.

Three Kings didn’t provide any evidence for a review by the National Advertising Division. Instead, the Corinth, MS-based firm told the investigative arm of BBB National Programs Inc

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New Zealand Could Become First Country To Offer Gout Drug Allopurinol OTC

 
• By David Ridley

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 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.

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Melatonin And Buccal Acyclovir On German Switch Committee Agenda

 
• By David Ridley

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.

Over The Counter: Brands, Brexit And New Self-Care Business Models, With PAGB’s Michelle Riddalls

 
• By David Ridley

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.

Plenty For Industry To Do As EU Wastewater Directive Faces Legal Challenges

 
• By David Ridley

Engaging with EU member state legislators, stressing the impact of national EPR systems on the accessibility, availability, and affordability of medicines, reformulating products to reduce their financial contribution, and lobbying for expanding the scope of EPR schemes to include other polluting industries are all ways that the European consumer health industry can try and influence the way that the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is transposed into national legislation, law firm Mason Hayes & Curran explains.