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Ipsen plans sale of consumer health business for €350m

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Privately-held Mayoly Spindler is a specialist in gastroenterology and dermato-cosmetic products that has set itself the target of becoming a top 10 European OTC medicines company in the next 10 years. The post Ipsen plans sale of consumer health business for €350m appeared first on. billion takeover of Clementia Pharma in 2019.

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Some Talc Products Contain Asbestos: Study

The Pharma Data

30, 2020 – Nearly 15% of talc-based cosmetic products analyzed in a recent study contained asbestos. Environmental Working Group (EWG) — an American advocacy nonprofit that commissioned the tests and did the analysis — said methods used by the cosmetics industry to screen talc supplies are inadequate. MONDAY, Nov.

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What is a natural health product? Health Canada’s findings upheld by Federal Courts

Pharma in Brief

The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations. These distinctions are important as they determine the regulatory burden required to market a product in Canada.

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Seize the Night and Day: Examining Indorsia’s Insomnia Campaign Featuring Jennifer Aniston

XTalks

The global insomnia market was worth an estimated $5.1 In light of the market size for this indication, Quviviq’s initial sales numbers may seem underwhelming. But Indorsia explains that the net sales “do not reflect the volume as broad commercial coverage is under negotiation.” billion in 2022.

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The FDA and Customs and Border Protection Bust Illegal E-Cigarette Shipment

XTalks

This includes some flavored e-cigarettes imported to the US that do not meet Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requirements, as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The warning letters notified the companies to remove their products from the market.

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The evolving role of social media in healthcare

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Within the life sciences space, traditional ways of leveraging social media include marketing and spreading awareness of a disease or treatment. Healthcare Provider (HCP) marketing. Still, many pharma and medical marketers have been reluctant to engage with HCPs on social media. Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) marketing.

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‘Tis the Season for a CPG Supply Chain Study

FDA Law Blog

Moore — Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like the issuance of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) orders – essentially, subpoenas – to large retailers , wholesalers and suppliers of food, cosmetics, personal care and OTC products, among other things, during the supply chain’s busiest time of the year.