WASHINGTON – The Health In Hand Foundation is now accepting nominations for its 2024 U.S. Self-Care Marketing Awards. Winners will be announced at the ninth annual Health In Hand Foundation Gala on Nov. 13 at The Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia. At this year’s Gala, the Health In Hand Foundation will present the 2024 U.S. Self-Care
PHILADELPHIA – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association Educational Foundation (CHPAEF) held its 8th Annual Gala last night at The Bellevue Hotel here. The event brought together more than 350 attendees from 93 companies across the self-care industry. In addition to highlighting CHPAEF’s key 2023 educational initiatives, the event program also included the unveiling of the
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released the following statement in advance of FDA Advisory Committee meetings considering OTC access to naloxone: “Over-the-counter (O-T-C) availability of naloxone – a life-saving emergency therapy for opioid overdoses that is currently only available with a prescription (Rx) – would be a critical step forward in public
BETHESDA, Md. – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced Tuesday its first-ever Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Career Achievement Award winners at its annual Regulatory, Scientific & Quality (RSQ) conference in Bethesda. Created to honor individuals maintaining a career of exceptional service and contributions within the consumer healthcare products industry, the establishment of this award
In the second installment of a two-part interview, Scott Melville, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, discusses the regulatory environment for health care devices and dietary supplements (two areas where CHPA has recently stepped up its involvement); state-level issues affecting suppliers; and the value that O-T-Cs bring to consumers at
Scott Melville, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, tells this week’s Video Forum about how the association has evolved to meet the changing needs of its members. In the first of a two-part interview, he also addresses COVID’s impact on the self-care business, the current state of the supply chain,
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has appointed Logan Tucker director of communications and media relations. She will serve as the primary contact for directing CHPA’s media strategies and tactics and coordinate with other communications department staff to manage news, events, and issues in the consumer healthcare industry. Tucker will report to Anita
AVENTURA, Fla. – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) awarded longtime industry leader Gary Downing its Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening session of the organization’s annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS). The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. consumer health care industry and recognizes the outstanding work and contribution
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has appointed Douglas “Duffy” MacKay as senior vice president of dietary supplements. MacKay will lead CHPA’s cross-functional dietary supplements team, directing strategy, shaping policy and collaborating with stakeholders to help protect and grow this important, expanding consumer health category on behalf of the CHPA membership. CHPA represents
WASHINGTON — Scott Melville, president and CEO of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) applauded the introduction of the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2021, that was introduced on Thursday. CHPA has also become part of a larger coalition of organizations who support the bill. Scott Melville “We’re
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced the election of two new members to the CHPA Board of Directors during the association’s virtual November meeting. The newly elected CHPA board members are: Tim Grannan, president, Blistex Inc. Don Kerrigan, president, North America, The Nature’s Bounty Co. Kerrigan was also elected to serve on
The latest installment in our Video Forum features Scott Melville, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. In addition to the rebranding of CHPA, Melville talks about what recently enacted O-T-C monograph reform means for the category, and the increasingly important part that nonprescription products are playing in health care.