FDA Workshop To Consider Pediatric Research Rules Compliance By OTCs Available Through NDAs

NDAs for additional OTC products containing acetaminophen and/or NSAIDs and indicated for use by children between 2 and less than 12 years old would trigger compliance by application sponsors with the act passed in 2003 to address lack of pediatric use information in drug labeling.

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Potential formulations for OTC oral analgesic and antipyretic drugs the US Food and Drug Administration may consider for approval through applications are the reasons for a public workshop the agency has scheduled in November.

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Over The Counter: What To Expect From The 61st AESGP Annual Meeting, With Jurate Švarcaite

 
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Longer ACNU Rule Review Gets Kennedy Signature

 

Notice published on 21 March is a word-for-word copy, other than different dates, of a document published on 24 January, Kennedy says the ACNU final rule’s effective date is delayed until 27 May, two months later than the initial delayed effective date.

US Monograph Facility Fees Due In Six Weeks While DOGE Subjects FDA To Rapid Changes

 

FDA’s OMUFA facility fees for FY2025, due on 2 June, increase nearly $2,400 to $37,556 for OTC monograph drug manufacturers and $2,200 to $25,037 for contract manufacturers. Overall target OMUFA fee total is just short of $36.47m, up from $32.25m for FY2024.

‘Nothing Unexpected’ In Third Failed Application For OTC Sildenafil In Germany

 
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‘Truly A Time Without Precedent’ Under Trump For Consumer Health Products Industry

 

“The president has chosen a do-it-all-now strategy, recognizing that the midterm congressional elections are a little over a year away,” says CHPA CEO Scott Melville. “We're just 57 days into the second Trump administration, and we are experiencing lots of unexpected things.”

AESGP Slams ‘Deeply Concerning And Discriminatory’ EU Wastewater Directive

 
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“Protecting the environment is a shared responsibility. It is unfair to expect only two sectors to fund wastewater treatment modernization and operation,” argues AESGP director general Jurate Švarcaite.