WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released the following statement in response to the Oklahoma House Public Health Committee's unanimous passage (13-0) of House Bill 2941—legislation which would

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Top 10 lobbying groups What the top 10 groups spent on lobbying during January, according to the Legislative Ethics Commission Website: Consumer Healthcare Products Association: $194,957. Kentucky Hospital Association: $36,120 Kentucky Retail Federation:

The good news is that the Sudafed that gets you through the day with an unstuffed head won't need a prescription anytime soon. The bad news is that you'll have to elbow your way through all those annoying, scary and very jumpy "smurfs," the meth-makers'

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement regarding a new economic impact study that analyzed the potential economic consequences a prescription requirement for safe and effective cold and allergy medicine

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement regarding a new economic impact study that analyzed the potential economic consequences a prescription requirement for sa

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100430/DC95601LOGO) The article, titled "The Regulated Dietary Supplement Industry: Myths of an Unregulated Industry Dispelled," has been published online and will appear in the winter issue of ABC's quarterly,

The Feb. 6 issue of "The Tan Sheet" examines the recent inspection report that suggests FDA influenced Novartis Consumer Health's decisions to cease production at its Nebraska facility in December and recall OTC products in January. As earnings season co

Work is underway on Greenville Hospital System's urgent-care practice in Greer and should be...- 6:20 pm Amid the rumbling of rumors and reconstruction, Greenville real estate broker and developer Marty...- 1:57 pm The Highway Patrol is trying to determi

RICHMOND Virginia police and pharmacists are backing a bill proposed by Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, aimed at curbing the production of methamphetamine by electronically monitoring the sales of nonprescription drugs, like pseudoephedrine, used to manufact

A new study, "The Value of OTC Medicine to the United States," released by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released Tuesday, finds that for every dollar spent on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, the U.S. healthcare system saves $6 to

WASHINGTON – For every dollar spent on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, the U.S. healthcare system saves six to seven dollars, providing $102 billion in value annually, says a new report from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA). In the r

A system that tracks sales of the legal cold medicine needed to cook meth failed to check the...- 11:41 pm Simpsonville's zoning law is being updated to make it easier for people to understand.- 11:41 pm Seven months after his appointment as director of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After successfully opposing bills to require a prescription for products containing pseudoephedrine — which can be used to manufacture methamphetamine — the over-the-counter medicine industry is now backing proposals in two met

FRANKFORT, KY (wkms) - Officials from outside of Kentucky are encouraging state lawmakers not to repeat their missteps in the fight against meth. At a joint meeting of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, officials from Oklahoma and Mississippi

FRANKFORT — If Kentucky wants to stop meth production in its cities and towns, it needs to start requiring a prescription for some over-the-counter cold medicines, according to several speakers at a legislative hearing Thursday on the issue. You just hav

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Officials from outside of Kentucky are encouraging state lawmakers not to repeat their missteps in the fight against meth. At a joint meeting of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, officials from Oklahoma and Mississippi testified about how they’v

What preventable incident puts more than 60,000 young children in emergency rooms every year? Ingesting medicine while their parent or caregiver was not looking. To inform parents and caregivers about safe medication storage and what to do in case of an