The Feb. 8 issue of "The Tan Sheet" serves up a blizzard of OTC and supplement news, from legislation that proposes a new paradigm for supplement ingredient submissions and adverse event reporting, to the latest state to take aggressive action on OTC drugs used as meth precursors. We also look at what President Obama's budget proposal means for FDA and FTC, as well as insights on FDA's liquid supplement draft guidance and ingredient supplier qualifications.
(There's more where that came from, too. To check out a full issue of "The Tan Sheet," click here.)
McCain Bill Would Upend Supplement NDI Exemptions
Sens. John McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced legislation that would undo grandfather status for dietary ingredients established by DSHEA and upend the new dietary ingredient notification process.
Mississippi PSE Prescription Switch Will Not Start An Avalanche, CHPA Says
Mississippi lawmakers' decision to make all pseudoephedrine-containing drugs prescription-only will not prompt other states combating methamphetamine to do the same, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association predicts.
FDA Budget Request Shows Optimism For Broad Food Safety User Fees
FDA's fiscal 2011 budget request is the latest nudge to Congress that the agency prefers food safety legislation with both expansive and targeted user fees over targeted fees alone.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
- Study Warning Of Drug-Herb Interaction Is "Flat-Out Wrong," CRN Says
- FDA Should Not Judge A Liquid Supplement By Its Packaging, Stakeholders Say
- GMP Supplier Qualification Appears More Viable Route Than Testing
- FTC Staffing Up To Boost Consumer Health Fraud Enforcement
OTCs
- P&G's eStore Provides "Learning Lab" For Studying Consumer Habits Online
- NRT Patch Study Supports GSK's Request FDA Extend Duration Of Use
SALES & EARNINGS
- GSK's Consumer Segment Grows 7% With Heavy Investment In R&D And A&P
- Sales & Earnings In Brief
FDA
- FDA's Readiness Questioned In Electronic AER Comments
- FDA Budget In Brief
- Chart: FDA Performance Goals
PEOPLE
- People In Brief
- Dan Schiff (d.schiff@elsevier.com)
