Lansoprazole along with other OTC and Rx PPI ingredients were linked to a potential risk of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis FDA in 2019 found a trend in adverse event reports.

Publication of "ACNU" proposed rule wasn’t reached in a straight line and featured coining another term with a more of a regulatory sound, “NSURE.” The proposed rule also detours on explaining where the agency wouldn’t steer OTC drug manufacturing and marketing.

In this episode, HBW Insight speaks to Victoria Nichols, project director of Free the Pill, a campaign supporting increased OTC oral contraceptive access in the US. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on 24 June, Nichols discusses the importance of advocating for OTC birth control, the limited availability of OTC oral contraceptives in the US, and the current legislation being introduced that would help ensure OTC birth control is covered by insurance. 

Publication of "ACNU" proposed rule wasn’t reached in straight line and featured coining another term with more of a regulatory sound, “NSURE,” and detours on explaining where the agency wouldn’t steer OTC drug manufacturing and marketing.

US Preventative Services Task Force concludes evidence doesn't support  recommending VMS use to prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease. Trade groups and a natural medicine expert say task force's focus is narrow and its recommendation misleading. 

Larisa Pavlick joins senior director of quality assurance and technical affairs, and Kirby Miller as director of federal government affairs.