OTC Pain

In late December, CVS and Rite Aid instituted product limits as cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV ticked up, amid a scarcity of OTC children’s pain relief products at certain retail locations, including Walgreens.

Gail Lebovic’s recent move in health care came in 2020, with the formation of Silicon Valley Innovations, and its OTC flagship product, NasoClenz.

Catalina’s Shopper Intelligence data shows a sharp increase in OTC flu, RSV treatment unit sales as prices rise.

Featuring signage at nearly 19,000 Dollar General stores in 47 states, the campaign reflects the Foundation’s partnership with Haleon, J&J and Perrigo.

DSN has compiled a non-comprehensive list of companies and some of the new products on offer at this year’s NACDS TSE event.

Of the 120 new products that hit store shelves in July, see which ones HRG’s new product team selected as having the potential to be lasting offerings.

Haleon becomes the world’s biggest standalone consumer health business, with brands including Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers, while GSK will become New GSK, focused solely on vaccines and prescription drugs.

The Alka-Seltzer brand released a remixed version of its iconic “Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz” jingle — mixed, produced and recorded by rapper, musician and cocktail enthusiast T-Pain.

Salonpas Pain Relieving Flex Patch Lidocaine 4% features thin, flexible and highly adhesive patch technology.

The first aid brand’s Don’t Scratch That pens and patches keep mosquitos at bay.

The product will be marketed under the retailer’s store brand labels comparable to Prilosec OTC.

Discover which items stood out from the 220 product launches HRG’s new product team reviewed last month.