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  • CHPA testifies on impact FDA's proposed OTC Monograph User Fees may have on innovation

    WASHINGTON — Testifying before the Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Friday expressed cautious optimism on the impact OTC Monograph User Fees may have on OTC innovation. 
     

  • RB launches K-Y True Feel

    NEW YORK - RB on Thursday launched the new K-Y True Feel, a premium silicone lubricant designed to elevate couples' sexual intimacy.
     
    Unlike water-based lubricants, K-Y True Feel doesn't evaporate or absorb, heightening pleasure while helping couples feel closer with skin-on-skin touch. K-Y True Feel protects against discomfort with a long-lasting, natural feel that doesn't dry out over time, and is non-irritating.
     

  • New Cirrus Healthcare earplugs help relieve migraine symptoms

    COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. - Cirrus Healthcare Products recently launched a new migraine relief earplug clinically proven to reduce the duration, intensity and discomfort of migraine headaches called MigraineX. 
     
    Along with the new earplugs, Cirrus will be launching a great aid for migraine sufferers - the MigraineX App. With this app, migraine sufferers will be alerted to changes in barometric pressure that can trigger a migraine attack, allowing users to be prepared to use MigraineX before symptoms start. 
     

  • FDA warns against higher-than-recommended doses of OTC diarrhea medicine loperamide

    SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned that taking higher than recommended doses of the common over-the-counter and prescription diarrhea medicine loperamide (the main ingredient in Imodium, for example), including through abuse or misuse of the product, can cause serious heart problems that can lead to death. 
     

  • CRN: VMS industry contributes $121.6 billion to U.S. economy

    WASHINGTON — More than two-thirds of American adults take dietary supplements each year, and according to a new economic impact report released by the Council for Responsible Nutrtion on Wednesday, the dietary supplement industry contributes $121.6 billion to the U.S. economy, creates 754,645 jobs nationwide, and pays $38.4 billion in wages. 
     
    Additionally, the industry contributes nearly $15 billion in business taxes — both federal and state — and not including taxes collected on product sales.
     

  • Product Quest introduces skin care line to improve hospital-to-home transition

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - McCord Research in partnership with Product Quest Manufacturing announced Tuesday the launch of its new hospital-grade skin care kits called At Home - Where Healing Happens Skin Care.
     
    The formulas are designed to improve patient outcomes in the home and address specific skin conditions commonly faced by senior patients over the age of 65. 
     

  • Mylanta returns to shelf with new formulas, products

    WESTPORT, Conn. -- Heartburn and stomach remedy Mylanta is hitting retail shelves nationwide once again, but this time with an improved taste, extra coating power and new products.

    After leaving the U.S. market in 2010 due to supply issues, the brand has updated Mylanta Maximum Strength's classic lemon mint liquid antacid/anti-gas remedy to offer a smoother, creamier formulation, and is joined by the modern flavor of vanilla caramel – a decadent flavor that is new to the antacid category. 

  • HRG to moderate front-end focused session at HDMA BLC

    WAUKESHA, Wis. – Hamacher Resource Group will serve as moderator of the session, “Ask the Distributors – How to Fuel the Front-end,” on June 13 at the Front-end Forum, part of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association Business and Leadership Conference at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., the company announced Tuesday. 
     

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