Today's News
DSM Makes Waves In Omega-3 Fish Oil With Ocean Nutrition Pick-Up / The Dutch ingredients company hopes to expand Ocean Nutrition Canada into a global omega-3 fish oil supplier for foods and supplements, as well as a source for pharma ingredients. With expiring IP on the Martek algal DHA process, DSM could be seeking a hedge. / “The Tan Sheet”
Current Issue:
May 21, 2012
OTCs
Perrigo Squares Off With Dr. Reddy’s In Lansoprazole Launch / FDA denied Perrigo’s petition that had sought to block Dr. Reddy’s ANDA for generic Prevacid 24HR because it used bioequivalence data for the proton pump inhibitor’s Rx version. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Function Before Age: OTC Design Needs User-Centered Approach / OTC health products designed for older patients should consider functional ability rather than strictly age in creating packaging and labeling, a packaging researcher says. Expanding OTC conditions of safe use likely will require additional education and monitoring of older consumers. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Advisory Panel Endorses OraSure In-Home HIV Test / An FDA advisory committee endorses OraSure’s OraQuick in-home HIV test in a unanimous vote. If approved, OraQuick would be the first OTC test for HIV that untrained users can perform entirely in the home. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Children’s Sunscreens Boost EWG Recommendation Rate In 2012 / The Environmental Working Group says many children’s sunscreens have “safer, more effective ingredients than those in other products.” But the Personal Care Products Council questions EWG’s research, saying the group’s report “could confuse consumers and discourage them from using sunscreen.” / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Dietary Supplements
California GMO Labeling Initiative Threatens Supplements / A California ballot initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods would be a “nightmare” for supplement manufacturers, says NAI CEO Mark LeDoux. CRN President Steve Mister advocates educating consumers about GMO. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
DSM Makes Waves In Omega-3 Fish Oil With Ocean Nutrition Pick-Up / The Dutch ingredients company hopes to expand Ocean Nutrition Canada into a global omega-3 fish oil supplier for foods and supplements, as well as a source for pharma ingredients. With expiring IP on the Martek algal DHA process, DSM could be seeking a hedge. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Anti-Aging Supplements Are Not Just For Boomers Anymore / The average age of a supplement user is 53 years, but the fundamental concept that “healthy aging” is just for baby boomers and more mature consumers is no longer true, says marketing researcher Steven French. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
News in Brief
Sales & Earnings In Brief / Cold-EEZE marketing boosts retail reorders; Prestige Brands growth refutes Genomma bid; Mannatech incentivizes new recruits; advertising adds to ChromaDex’s net loss; more Sales and Earnings In Brief. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
In Brief / Pernix, SEEK prep new cough med; FDA warns Quadex over herpes reference; NuMe progresses on prebiotic program; Creative Edge Nutrition expands; Reaction Nutrition records lacking; more news In Brief. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
People In Brief / Former FDA official Sundlof contracts with EAS Consulting; Boiron USA veteran becomes CEO; Perrigo hires pricing director and environmental head; DeFrancesco investor relations VP for Watson; more People In Brief. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Rx-to-OTC Switch
FDA Execs Prefer Novel Switch Model Sans Intervention / Leaders at FDA’s drug center appear more closely aligned with the OTC industry than with medical professionals’ groups on consumer access to innovative switches. CDER Director Woodcock says the clinical community has resisted switches – and been proven wrong – before. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Sponsors Should Hang Tight On “New Paradigm” Switch – CDER’s Leonard-Segal / The director of FDA’s Division of Nonprescription Clinical Evaluation advises firms to wait to submit Rx-to-OTC switch applications until the regulations are revised to allow for expanded conditions of safe nonprescription use. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012
Trademarks
Weekly Trademark Review May 15, 2012 / OTC drug, personal care product and nutriotional supplement trademark filings compiled by “The Tan Sheet” from Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3 – Cosmetics and Cleaning Preps; and Class 5 – Pharmaceuticals. / “The Tan Sheet” May 21, 2012