Tom Gallen
Managing Editor
UK
+8 year(s) experience
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A nasal spray formulated using compounds already approved by regulatory bodies in Europe and the US can “prevent and slow” transmission of COVID-19, according to UK researchers who are now seeking a partner to commercialize the product.
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An interactive timeline of HBW Insight's coverage of the blossoming European CBD market in 2019. The timeline covers the main events of the year beginning with the European Commission's decision to classify CBD as a novel food, and ending on the filing of the first application for a synthetic form of the cannabis-derived ingredient.
Topic EU Market Intelligence
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Bayer has teamed up with skin microbiome specialist Azitra to develop consumer health products for a host of conditions.
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Sanofi's recently-appointed Consumer Healthcare head Julie Van Ongevalle says she has identified "untapped potential" for the business to utilize "cutting edge digital platforms." Van Ongevalle revealed her early plans for Sanofi as it reported a drop in Q3 sales.
Topic Sales Earnings Digital Health
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UK trial involving 5,000 participants "has the potential to give a definitive answer to the question of whether vitamin D offers protection against COVID-19," according to researchers.
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Nestlé Health Science is expanding its CBD offering outside the US with the UK launch of a dietary supplement formulated by cannabis development firm Geocann.
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Coronavirus pandemic drove up sales of vitamin C supplements and other immunity boosters in Italy in the opening three months of the year.
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Reckitt Benckiser's TV ad for Nurofen in New Zealand drew numerous complaints for being "socially irresponsible" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bayer posts double-digit rise in Q1 Consumer Health sales off the back of unprecedented demand for its dietary supplements in the middle of the global coronavrius pandemic.
Topic Coronavirus
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Review by MHRA advisory body finds no issue with ibuprofen use in COVID-19 patients and updates advice to recommend either paracetamol or ibuprofen to treat symptoms.
Topic Coronavirus
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Advertising dietary supplements in Poland will incur a new tax under proposals from the country's Ministry of Health. While the government claims the motivation is to promote healthy eating choices, industry says supplements have been unfairly linked to poor dietary choices without evidence.
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GSK has launched Flunase in Japan following the switch of fluticasone propionate. JSMI’s Toshi Tominaga gives his assessment of the product’s prospects as an OTC drug.
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Aspirational OTC products such as probiotics are outstripping demand for traditional symptom relievers, IQVIA's Andy Tisman told the recent Ceuta International Conference. Consumer health players must adapt their portfolios to cater for the more health conscious, informed, and digitally-connected consumer, Tisman advises
Topic Business Strategies
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Recalling Zantac in North America over contamination concerns and tightening regulatory requirements in Europe combined to impede growth at Sanofi Consumer Healthcare in Q3. New CEO Paul Hudson says he is still taking time to get to know the business before making any strategic moves.
Topic Policy and regulation
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Maximizing opportunities from digital technology, addressing environmental concerns and responding to the challenges of Brexit are among the Proprietary Association of Great Britain's top priorities as it enters its second century. The association invited guests from around the world to celebrate its centenary at a gala dinner in London on 17 June.
Topic Brexit Digital Health Strategy
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