Malcolm Spicer

Malcolm Spicer

US Consumer Health Managing Editor

Washington, DC

Malcolm has expertly covered the OTC drug and nutritional supplement industries and markets since 2006. He provides authoritative and highly analytical insight into how and why the US Food and Drug Administration regulates OTC drugs, including homeopathics, and nutritional supplement manufacturing and marketing and also how companies competing in these industries can most efficiently and effectively comply with FDA regulations, the cornerstone for their success.

Latest from Malcolm Spicer

US Consumer Health Executive News: Perrigo, SunsolveMD, Godreg, BRC Therapeutics

Winterman moves from AstraZeneca to lead Perrigo supply operations; SunsolveMD fashions a brand ambassador in Elsa Hosk; Former P&G marketing exec Davis-Artis joins Godrej; and Epidiolex developer Wright advises BRC Th

FDA Proposes Requiring Unit-Dose Packaging For Orally Disintegrating OTC Monograph Drugs

Marking most strident use of authorities it received in 2020 as part of an overhaul of monograph system, FDA publishes proposal to shift orally disintegrating formats to individual-dose packaging and a related proposal to minimize firms’ regulatory burden for making delivery format changes potential

Senators’ Questions Stray Far From OMUFA During HELP Committee Hearing On Reauthorization

HELP members state frustration with layoffs at FDA and pose questions about topics from generic drug approvals to OTC switches, and from manufacturing location labeling to whether the federal agencies intrude on US consumers. Still, acting CDER director Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay makes clear the resu

CHPA Survey Shows Consumer Trust In Supplements Strong, Not So Much In Regulation

Results of survey found a majority of representative sample of US voters nationwide agree “current regulations should be updated and strengthened to protect consumers,” CHPA says.

CRN Foundation Nurtures Charitable Clinics Network With Support

CRN Foundation selects National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics for Access Initiative support for increasing access to high-quality dietary supplements and essential nutrition for underserved populations.

Clarity Requested For Kennedy’s MAHA ‘Chaos’

Discussion of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign at a recent regulatory conference provided a platform for questions about what HHS Secretary Kennedy wants and how he expects to get there.