Cough-Cold and Flu

Hamacher Resource Group’s Future 50 Emerging Brands from 2017 include products that run the gamut from OTC to beauty, from eyedrops to hemorrhoid cream, all of which have set themselves apart from the pack based on sales indicators and community pharmacy distribution.

GSK Consumer Healthcare's new marketing chief hails from the global cold and flu division, where he managed the marketing of the power brand Theraflu.

In 2012, California became the first state to prohibit sales of DXM-containing products to minors.

Marcella Kanfer Rolnick helped launch Purell Hand Sanitizer in the consumer market and then established the company’s initial e-business capability and digital strategy in the late 1990s.

Alphonso’s TS Kelly breaks down the companies making investments in advertising for cold and flu remedies even amid warm weather — and the market it might reach.

The states with the highest rates of influenza, according to the Index, were Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that during the 2016-2017 flu season, the flu shot prevented more than 5 million illnesses, 2 million medical visits and 84,700 hospitalizations.

Boiron USA, the Newtown Square, Pa.-based OTC manufacturer that is gaining traction with retailers and consumers across the country as it broadens product portfolio.