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(AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.) – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and its 501c3 educational arm – the Health In Hand Foundation – today announced the election of new board members to both organizations during the association’s annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS) in Amelia Island, Florida this week.

Mar 20, 2024

(AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.) – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) awarded its Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime industry leader Jeff Needham at the opening session of its annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS) today in Florida. The Combe Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. consumer healthcare industry, which recognizes the outstanding work and contributions of individuals whose lifetime of achievements have created a lasting impact on the industry, their community, and have directly improved self-care for consumers.

Mar 19, 2024

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Consumer Healthcare Products Association President and CEO Scott Melville released the below statement today in response to a letter from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) calling for modernization of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) following the recent death of an Ohio man who ingested tianeptine, which is not an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine nor a dietary supplement, but an adulterant used by bad actors falsely marketing products as dietary supplements:

Mar 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the national trade association representing the leading manufacturers and marketers of consumer healthcare products, announced the addition of 41 new members since January 2023, a list which includes 15 manufacturer and 26 associate members, reflecting the broadening self-care landscape across over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, dietary supplements, and consumer medical devices.

Mar 15, 2024

“Consumers can be confident that over-the-counter (OTC) acne products containing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) are stable and safe under the specified storage conditions on their labels.

Mar 6, 2024

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released the following statement today following West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signing Senate Bill (SB) 688 into law. This legislation lifts the annual purchasing limits for common over-the-counter cold and allergy

Mar 6, 2024

“While we’re pleased to see positive strides being made on this issue under Dr. Welch’s leadership, specifically when it comes to addressing procedures and timeframes

Mar 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) President and CEO Scott Melville released the below statement today following the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act., a bipartisan, bicameral tax package that will expand the child tax credit and increase depreciation allowances to promote economic innovation and growth.

Jan 31, 2024

Congressmen Curtis, Cárdenas Spearhead Effort

Jan 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CHPA Senior Vice President of Dietary Supplements Duffy MacKay released the following statement in response to results from a recent trial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), finding that adults ages 60 and older who took a daily multivitamin (MVM) showed a “significantly more favorable change in episodic memory,” reducing cognitive aging by two years compared to those who took the placebo. These results mark the third time a MVM clinical trial within the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) has confirmed the positive benefits MVM’s have on older adults’ cognitive health.

Jan 23, 2024

Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Vice President of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Jay Sirois, PhD released the following statement today following the publication of a paper, Safety Considerations for Dietary Supplement Manufacturers in the United States, which he recently co-authored alongside several CHPA manufacturers in the Journal of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology:

Jan 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The annual Monitoring the Future survey (MTF), conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), shows that the percentage of adolescents reporting any substance use in 2023 continues to “hold steady” and remains below pre-pandemic levels, including abuse of over-the-counter (OTC) cough & cold medicines.

Dec 15, 2023

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