OTC Pain

  • Snack foods aisle gets a taste of Korea

    LA PALMA, Calif. -- As consumer palates grow ever more sophisticated and demand soars for healthier, more innovative snack foods, a leading Asian brand is launching a unique new snack.

    Annie Chun's has rolled out a new savory addition to its line of better-for-you Seaweed Crisps: Korean Style BBQ. The company says the healthy, bite-sized snack touts the flavor essence of a traditional Korean barbecue.

  • MD Labs' Rxight advances President's Precision Medicine Initiative
    WASHINGTON – In an effort to expand upon President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative and explore innovative ways to individualize patient care, representatives from MD Labs recently met with senior leadership at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
     

  • CVS Pharmacy introduces 2,500 health and wellness SKUs under CVS Health banner
    WOONSOCKET, R.I. –  CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday launched a new flagship line of more than 2,500 health and wellness products under the CVS Health banner, implementing the next phase in the company’s commitment to transforming its stores into premier health and beauty destinations.
     

  • FDA setting stage for NDUFA with June public meeting
    SILVER SPRING, Md. - OTC suppliers may soon have a streamlined highway to the kind of sales-driving product innovation that Rx-to-OTC switch generates using monographs, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration issued Tuesday. However, it may be a toll road.
     

  • KT Health announces Rio 2016 partnerships

    AMERICAN FORK, Utah — In preparation for this year’s summer Olympics, KT Health added official partnerships with six U.S. Olympic national governing bodies — USA Cycling, USA Gymnastics, USA Track & Field, USA Triathlon, USA Rugby and USA Wrestling — bringing the total to seven when including its partnership with U.S. Soccer that began in 2014.

  • Breaking through the sea of sameness

    There were more than 2,400 health, beauty and wellness items launched in 2015. And if historical percentages play out, of those less than 10% will emerge as successful brands with “staying power.”

  • Quell offers drug-free pain relief

    WALTHAM, Mass. — NeuroMetrix is aiming its wearable pain relief device Quell at a customer it believes is underserved. “Today, in terms of a serious therapeutic wearable device for chronic pain, we’re pretty unique,” NeuroMetrix SVP and general manager of consumer health Frank McGillin said. “There’s been an adoption of fitness trackers ... and obviously rapid growth of those primarily around the ‘worried well’ — they’re either active people trying to be even more active or they’re focused on their health.

  • Hisamitsu creates latex-free Salonpas Pain Relieving Patch

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Hisamitsu America recently launched a new Salonpas Pain Relieving Patch, featuring a latex-free patch with beige stretchable fabric with rounder corners, larger size patches, enhanced adhesion, peel resistance and improved effectiveness.

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