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CHPA monitors legislation in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and takes positions per the direction of the State & Local Government Affairs Committee. As the role of OTC Devices in self-care continues to grow, so too will our engagement on issues at all levels of American government.

Throughout the last few decades, governments across the world have expressed concern over excess plastic entering landfills and waterways. Now, as recycling struggles to maintain a profitable market, American states are expressing their own anxiety over recycled material ending up in regular trash.

In 1986, California voters overwhelmingly approved the State Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as Proposition (Prop) 65. Prop 65 was designed to safeguard the state’s drinking water against chemicals known to the state to harm humans by requiring industry to inform Californians about exposures to such chemicals within the products or services they provide for sale to the public.

CHPA and several of its member companies who manufacture and market leading over-the-counter oral care products, including Colgate-Palmolive, Haleon, Kenvue, Lornamead, Procter & Gamble, and Sanofi, joined Members of Congress on Capitol Hill this week to celebrate the introduction of HR 8599, the Oral Health Products Inclusion Act. 

Don't miss CHPA President & CEO, Scott Melville's insights on the consumer healthcare industry for the year ahead. Check out this article from Chain Drug Review.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released findings from its 2022 Over-The-Counter (OTC) Value Study, once again showing that self-care with OTC medicines not only benefits individuals but also benefits the entire healthcare system.

When it comes to self-care solutions, pharmacists can be an overlooked resource. Today we speak with Dr. Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Drake University about how pharmacists are playing bigger and critical roles in the self-care ecosystem.

On this episode of CHPA Chat, we're talking about oral health and how problems with your teeth and gums can affect the rest of your body.