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Affordable Care Act OTC provision unnecessarily burdens consumers, OTC Industry Association tells Congress in Subcommittee Hearing

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:26:57 -0400

Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) supports restoring over-the-counter medicines’ eligibility under Flexible Spending Arrangements WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2012) — Con...

Health Choices Coalition Urges Congress to Improve Employee Healthcare Savings Options

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:17:14 -0400

Letters sent to Capitol Hill to reverse OTC Medicine Restrictions on FSAs Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2012) — Today, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the other me...

Expanded Avenues for Rx-to-OTC Switch Empower Consumers and Can Provide Billions in Value to Healthcare System, OTC Industry Association tells FDA at Public Meeting

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:13:57 -0400

Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2012) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) provided remarks to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today at the agency’s public hear...

Pat Lonergan Named Recipient of Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:42:44 -0500

Bonita Springs, FL (March 9, 2012) – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today awarded the Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award to Pat Lonergan, co-founder ...

CHPA Elects Board and Officers at Annual Executive Conference

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:59:35 -0500

Washington, D.C. (March 9, 2012) – Members of the board of directors of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) were elected at the association’s March 8-10 Annual Exec...

CHPA Taps John Gay as Vice President, Government Affairs

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:54:21 -0500

Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2012) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today announced that John Gay will serve as CHPA’s vice president of government affairs. Gay...

CHPA Responds to New Findings on the Effectiveness of Oregon’s Prescription Requirement

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:06:57 -0500

Washington, D.C. (February 22, 2010) - The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement regarding a new study by the Oregon-based Cascade Policy Insti...

Consumers Rely on OTC Cough Medicines to Stay Productive at Work, School

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:48:09 -0500

CHPA Statement on Center for Medicine in the Public Interest Study Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2012) - The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following stat...

New Study: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicine Saves Healthcare System Billions

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:04 -0500

Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2012) — A new study, “The Value of OTC Medicine to the United States,” released by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today, finds t...

CHPA Selects John Punzi as Director, Quality Assurance and Technical Affairs and Jay Sirois as Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:38:26 -0500

Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2012) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today announced that John S. Punzi, Ph.D. , and Jay E. Sirois, Ph.D., were selected to serve as ...

CHPA’s Five Moms Campaign to Stop Medicine Abuse Welcomes New Mom Tammy Walsh

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:20:23 -0500

Washington, D.C. (December 15, 2011) – Today, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), announced Tammy Walsh as the newest mom to join its Five Moms campaign to raise awarene...

Statement from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) on Annual Monitoring the Future Survey on Drug Abuse

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:30:17 -0500

Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2011) — Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) President and CEO Scott Melville issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the 2...

CDC and CHPA Educational Foundation Launch Up and Away and Out of Sight

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:02:17 -0500

Program Highlights the Importance of Safe Medicine Storage as Part of The PROTECT Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 13, 2011) - More than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms every...

Dietary Supplement Industry Calls for Overhaul of FDA’S NDI Draft Guidance

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:45:05 -0500

Industry associations join together to request revisions and a more reasonable guidance WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 6, 2011) —The dietary supplement industry’s trade associations—...

CHPA Calls on FDA to Withdraw its New Dietary Ingredient Draft Guidance

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:27:12 -0500

FDA guidance as written would negatively impact consumer access to dietary supplements Washington, D.C. (December 2, 2011) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) filed comment...

CADCA and Leading Makers of OTC Medicines Call Communities to Action during National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:20:04 -0400

Educational efforts in over 50 locations nationwide raise awareness about teen medicine abuse Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2011) — Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the nat...

CHPA Applauds Senate Resolution Designating October as National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:50:28 -0400

Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2011)—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) is lending support for a U.S. Senate initiative calling for increased attention and awareness of pres...

CHPA Lauds Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Legislature on Efforts to Address Teenage Cough Medicine Abuse

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:06:54 -0400

Law prohibits sale of OTC cold and cough medicine containing DXM to minors Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2011) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) commends Governor J...

CHPA Commends Effort to Expand Efficient, Self-Healthcare Options by Reinstating OTC Eligibility Under Flexible Spending Arrangements

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:26:54 -0400

Move will help working Americans make medical expenses more affordable Washington, D.C. (July 14, 2011) — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) strongly supports the bipartisan...

Research Finds Greater Focus on Self-Care Would Save Patients and U.S. Healthcare System Over $5 Billion Annually

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:25:16 -0400

New study highlights OTC medicines’ valuable role Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2011) — Americans could avoid approximately 50 million unnecessary visits to primary care physicians ...