Plan for 2021 OTC Environment
A Forward View Its been a busy month for change and guidance; the remainder of September does not look different. Change is what we need to learn to live with for the remainder of 2020. We share with you [...]
A Forward View Its been a busy month for change and guidance; the remainder of September does not look different. Change is what we need to learn to live with for the remainder of 2020. We share with you [...]
Why is this important? Self care covers a spectrum of activities but central to it all is the individual. Self care can mean a person choosing to eat an apple a day to keep the doctor away, eating less [...]
What is a medicinal product? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issue guidance on cosmetics, medicines and all products in between. This is updated regularly. The status of borderline medicinal products is mostly determined in [...]
To the non OTC professional the acronym AESGP is a difficult concept to link to self care. The Association of the European Self-Care Industry (AESGP) is the voice of the manufacturers of non-prescription medicines, food supplements and self-care medical [...]
Looking forward to networking on Monday with old contacts and hopefully new ones at the pharmacy show. You can contact us at consultancy@otcexperts.co.uk to set up a meeting.
It is interesting to consider how a conversation moves from antimicrobial resistance to the near extinction of Vultures. Anyone who recently visited me at Making Pharmaceuticals may have been subjected to my newly learned tale of the near extinction [...]
The MHRA are proposing to make Acnecide ‘Face’ products available from general sales outlets with more limited conditions of use than the current pharmacy products. The products are Acnecide Face 5% w/w Gel and Acnecide Face Wash 5% w/w [...]
Never tried a Kahoot! quiz? Then come along to see me at 1655 @Making Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday 30 April at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Test your knowledge of the regulatory boundaries with this interactive quiz. Could your product fall [...]
Many of you will have seen that I have now added another job role to my LinkedIn portfolio. That of Regulatory Manager at Jenson R+ Limited. It may seem like a bolt out of the blue for some or [...]
Having just read an article on food supplements in the Which magazine – a classic easy to write piece about misleading combination products. It highlights that some combinations make legitimate health claims for one ingredient and provide more well [...]