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Qnovia notes NRT inhalation product recently received investigational new drug clearance from FDA as agency and NIH say innovation needed smoking cessation to help improve rate of success for quitting the habit that kills around 500,000 US consumers annually.

The Washington State Department of Ecology will try to work with companies that violate the Toxic Free Cosmetics Act, rather than reflexively imposing the $5,000-per-violation fine for first-time offenders, says the law’s implementation planner. She noted financial assistance is available for small businesses, as well as incentives for companies adopting measures “beyond compliance.”

US FDA Office of New Drugs Director Peter Stein says review divisions have made the case that a discussion-only meeting would solicit the necessary input.

Requests for “enforcement actions are not within the scope of FDA’s citizen petition procedures,” CDER says, rejecting petition dosing device firm Parenteral Technologies submitted as it prepares for workshop on Pediatric Research Equity Act requirements for OTC NDA sponsors.

OTC private label/store brand product giant’s Q2 net sales down 10.7% to $1.1bn, but women’s health product sales jump 31.4% largely on Opill launched late in Q1. Biggest hit to results from infant formula business, down a reported 82% due to ongoing manufacturing quality-control remediation.

Perrigo spares little about Opill’s launch, advertising and outlook in Q1 earnings briefing, but management also makes clear it’s a large firm and some other segments of its global consumer health products business are holding back overall results.

Direct seller reports Q1 sales up 1% to $1.3bn but net sales off 17.1% from year-ago period to $24.3m. Its distributor ranks jumped so far in 2024, particularly in China, where changes were made in the past year including new company leadership.

Personal care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Dietary supplement ingredient promising enhanced memory and mental clarity marketed widely across the US has been authorized for sale in Europe.

Perrigo is among the supporters of a campaign to get a clause of Germany's Medicines Advertising Act removed, which bans the advertising of the OTC morning after pill.

EFSA has published new guidance to assist companies navigating the EU’s novel food authorisation process. HBW Insight speaks to experts Dr Mari Eskola of Medfiles and Dr Jérôme Le Bloch of FoodChain ID who offer differing views on the benefits and drawbacks of the guidance for industry.

A better than expected showing from its Health business in its latest quarter has teed up Reckitt for a big finish to the year.

Haleon highlighted consistent market share gains in China as it reported third-quarter results.

Joint venture business which markets Haleon's OTC drug brands in China will soon be 88% owned by the UK-based firm.

P&G has worked to ‘rebuild’ the SK-II brand in China over the past year with a focus on product quality, efficacy and the line’s core ingredient, as well as improved messaging, and recently launched SK-II's ‘most crafted, exclusive and luxurious skin care series’ to date, CFO Andre Schulten noted at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference.

Laifen, Opalescence Moon, Lewie and quip are among US companies with recent launches to boost their oral care market shares. Recent launch by Arm & Hammer global oral care brand also targets driving growth in the category.

Haleon highlighted consistent market share gains in China as it reported third-quarter results.

French public sector investment bank Bpifrance's influence over the future strategy of Opella extends to its one seat on the company's board, but not past that, Sanofi confirms as it reports Q3 results.

A better than expected showing from its Health business in its latest quarter has teed up Reckitt for a big finish to the year.

Qnovia notes NRT inhalation product recently received investigational new drug clearance from FDA as agency and NIH say innovation needed smoking cessation to help improve rate of success for quitting the habit that kills around 500,000 US consumers annually.