FDA has sent a warning letter to Procter & Gamble regarding a pair of Vicks products that combine acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, phenylephrine and vitamin C. The products in question are DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and NyQuil Plus Vitamin C.

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Here's what we're talking about in the office today as everyone else wraps up their three-day weekend...

Airborne maker acquired by private equity firm...

Wealthy Americans rank skin care, makeup "best of the best" in online survey...

EBI's Silverman returns to Pharmalot...

An American Herbal Products Association letter and a Harvard medical professor's op-ed piece represent the opposing views in the escalating battle over whether dietary supplements are regulated adequately in the U.S.

Perrigo immediately started shipping its polyethylene glycol powder after FDA Oct. 6 approved its abbreviated new drug application for the product indicated for treatment of occasional constipation.

The Federal Trade Commission, as promised, has tightened its standards for endorsements and testimonials in guidelines announced today and to be published shortly in the Federal Register. FTC gives an overview of the updates here. The guidelines are non-binding, but they represent FTC's interpretation of the law, so firms would be wise to color within the lines the commission draws.

In the wake of yesterday's Senate hearing on "hidden steroids" sold as dietary supplements, mainstream media outlets are focusing on possible efforts to amend the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

Here's what we're talking about around the water cooler as the third quarter wraps up and fall kicks into high gear...

Sen. Grassley plugs supplement benefits during Finance Committee health care reform bill markup...

Schering-Plough CEO Hassan praises his firm's OTC business as Merck merger nears closure...

Commissioner Hamburg talks food, tobacco, devices on the Diane Rehm Show...

Sen. Specter hosts supplement interests, opponents for hearing on "hidden steroids"...

Novartis says its over-the-counter Prevacid 24HR could be available as early as Nov. 12, according to a two-page advertisement in the Oct. 23 issue of All You magazine.

Atrium Acquires Garden Of Life, Gains Distribution To Health Food Stores: Atrium Innovations' $35 million acquisition of supplement marketer Garden of Life secures the Canadian firm a strong foothold in the health food store distribution channel and expands its U.S. presence.

Dannon Not Immune To Class Action Objections To Health Claims: The yogurt giant agrees to alter labeling and marketing for Activia and DanActive products, in addition to paying up to $35 million in consumer redress.

FDA To Host Discussion On Future Of OTC Asthma Inhaler: The agency's drug center will hear from industry stakeholders, asthma experts and consumers on strategies for shifting the market and patients away from epinephrine inhalers that use chlorfluorocarbons.