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26 July 2019
Worldwide sales at GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) Consumer Healthcare business increased by 4% at constant exchange rates in the second quarter of 2019. The company said growth had been driven primarily by the performance of its powerbrands, including Sensodyne with sales growth of 7%.
24 July 2019
Boiron's sales in its home market of France dropped by 10.5% in the first half of 2019 as the government announced plans to end reimbursement of homeopathic medicines.
23 July 2019
Sanofi has gained exclusive OTC rights to Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for prevention and treatment of flu in the US.
22 July 2019
Private-equity firm Yellow Wood Partners is acquiring Bayer's Dr. Scholl's footcare business in the Americas for USD585 million.
22 July 2019
GNC says it may close up to 900 stores, Shop Apotheke Europe has released financial results for the first half of 2019, Phoenix has released results for the first quarter of its financial year, and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has elected a new president.
19 July 2019
Johnson & Johnson's (J&J's) OTC sales in the US increased by 6.6% to USD484 million in the second quarter of 2019, following the acquisition of natural health specialist Zarbee's.
19 July 2019
Probi and Karo Pharma have released financial results, Venture Life is pushing on with international expansion, and RB has agreed to pay up to USD1.4 billion to settle a US investigation.
17 July 2019
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has recalled its Neutrogena Light Therapy Acne Mask worldwide due to concerns about eye damage. The company told OTCToolbox the product would not be reintroduced because it was "underperforming commercially".
15 July 2019
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) proposed consumer healthcare joint venture with Pfizer, provided the ThermaCare pain-management brand is divested.
15 July 2019
All medicines containing paracetamol in France will have to carry a warning message on the front of their packaging about the dangers of overdosing.