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Repeat Brand of the Year Awards For TUMS, Vicks, FiberCon, Tylenol PM and Walgreens; Dulcolax and Tylenol Pain Reliever are at the top of their respective categories for the first time NEW YORK, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The rise of medical and health information websites has led to an increased number of consumers accessing unlimited quantities of information, studies and diagnoses. This growth of health-focused websites has created competition, with some well-known brands...

PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. (www.Pisgahlabs.com), an innovative pharmaceutical development company located in Western North Carolina, may have some relief for those who regularly fall victim to the cough, cold and allergy season. Pisgah recently received US Patent 8,334,322 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov) for innovative, abuse-deterrent forms of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine. The issued patent was for...

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today applauded Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter for signing into law real-time, stop-sale technology called the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) which allows check-out clerks to block illegal pseudoephedrine purchases right at the point of sale and provides law enforcement with valuable criminal data up to the minute. The legislation--Senate Bill 1309--was sponsored by Senator Joyce...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today applauded the West Virginia Legislature for passing legislation requiring real-time, stop-sale technology to enable pharmacists to block illegal pseudoephedrine purchases right at the point of sale and provide law enforcement with valuable criminal data up to the minute. The legislation--Senate Bill 437--was authored by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and sponsored by Senate President...

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today applauded the Commonwealth of Virginia for becoming the 18th state to adopt real-time, stop-sale technology called the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) which allows pharmacists to block illegal pseudoephedrine purchases right at the point of sale and provides law enforcement with valuable criminal data up to the minute. The legislation, sponsored by Senator L. Louise Lucas (D-...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement after the Alabama House Health Committee unanimously passed House Bill 363, legislation authored by Representative Blaine Galliher that tackles methamphetamine production in Alabama by making smurfing a felony offense, implementing reasonable reductions to pseudoephedrine (PSE) purchasing limits, and activating a statewide drug offender...

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released today a recent poll that found a majority of Missourians -- by a margin of 16 percent -- continue to favor nonprescription access to safe and effective medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE), such as Advil Cold & Sinus, Allegra-D, Claritin-D, Mucinex-D, and Sudafed over a prescription mandate. The poll also found that more than three out of four Missourians (78%) said they...

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released the following statement after the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 3, legislation that would impose significant restrictions on safe and effective medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE), such as Advil Cold & Sinus, Allegra-D, Claritin-D, Mucinex D, and Sudafed. SB 3 would limit the amount of PSE consumers can buy to 15 grams a year and 3.6 grams a...

2011 Pharmacy Today Over-the-Counter Product Survey Results Available WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With cold and flu season still active and allergy season on its way, the American Pharmacists Association(APhA) encourages patients to actively seek their pharmacist's advice about the proper use of medications. Pharmacists are the most accessible health care provider and are available to help the public choose the best over-the-counter (OTC) medication for cold,...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement regarding a new study by the Oregon-based Cascade Policy Institute that examined the effectiveness of Oregon's prescription requirement for safe and effective medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE)--such as Advil Cold & Sinus, Allegra-D, Claritin-D, Mucinex D, and Sudafed--which took effect in 2006. The study was conducted by Bates White, an...