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Creating a working group to drive Rx-to-OTC switch is one of the ways in which Finland could expand self-care and save €60m per year for the country's health system, suggests a recently published report commissioned by Haleon.
Reacting to chancellor Rachel Reeves' 2025 public spending review, PAGB welcomed increased funding for healthcare and life sciences while stressing the need to promote self-care practices.
Pharma Deutschland is one of 21 German associations calling for trilogue negotiations in relation to the EU Green Claims Directive to be suspended while a “comprehensive and independent written impact assessment” is undertaken.
HBW Insight catches up with sustainability expert Jasper Crone to find out what consumer health companies need to know about the European Commission's Omnibus simplification package.
A healthy diversity of different types of players and plenty of space for scaling up are among the reasons that investors remain interested in the consumer health sector, according to investment bankers speaking at the recent AESGP Annual Meeting.
The European OTC market grew at double the rate of the global market in the last twelve months, according to IQVIA Consumer Health, driven by a long-term trend for prevention. Consultancy Simon Kucher identifies a desire to live a longer, healthier life as the primary concern behind this trend.