Health

A round up of the latest people moves in Europe: ANEFP names president; Pharma Deutschland makes board changes; Salus shakes up management.

Opella is honoring its commitment to maintaining production volumes, investment levels, and jobs at its French plants by spending €40m to upgrade two sites in the country.

UK consumer healthcare industry association, PAGB, suggests improvements that could help accelerate Rx-to-OTC switch in the country.

In announcement of approving VKT Pharma’s application, FDA included storage and handling instructions common in labeling, suggesting concerns persist about the potential for NDMA to form after products are distributed.

The trophies have been presented at the OTC Marketing Awards 2025 - but what did the judging panel have to say about the winning and highly-commended entries?

Winners across 12 categories were announced at the OTC Marketing Awards 2025 on 20 November, with Opella crowned OTC Company of the Year.

Self-Care Week Special: HBW Insight catches up with PAGB CEO Michelle Riddalls OBE to talk about what the association is doing to promote Rx-to-OTC switch in the UK.

“It’s not good enough just to provide products anymore, we need to create a service and a holistic approach to products,” argued Bayer Consumer Health's Northern Europe general manager, Mike Knowland, speaking at a recent panel event in the UK Parliament.

While no doubt welcome, yet another delay to the EU Deforestation Law and suggestion for another review next year could mean a “never-ending” regulatory exercise that creates uncertainty for manufacturers selling products containing or having been made using materials like palm oil, soya and wood.

A round up of the latest people moves in Europe: ANEFP names president; Pharma Deutschland makes board changes; Salus shakes up management.

UK consumer healthcare industry association, PAGB, suggests improvements that could help accelerate Rx-to-OTC switch in the country.

A new cohort of “techno-enthusiasts” who are highly susceptible to misinformation and inappropriate self-care decisions are undermining Italy's responsible self-medication model, finds a report by Italian self-care industry association, Assosalute, and independent researcher Censis.

Agency intends to use information from comments to guide its planning for a public meeting during 2026, according to a Federal Register notice. A GAO report is due in a year to Congress profiling FDA’s progress on making more drugs available nonprescription through OTC switch applications.

UK consumer healthcare industry association, PAGB, suggests improvements that could help accelerate Rx-to-OTC switch in the country.

A new cohort of “techno-enthusiasts” who are highly susceptible to misinformation and inappropriate self-care decisions are undermining Italy's responsible self-medication model, finds a report by Italian self-care industry association, Assosalute, and independent researcher Censis.

Negative growth in global OTC market sales volume means that “as an industry, we're not doing good enough,” argues Opella’s Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) head, Carol-Ann Stewart, in this exclusive feature interview.