Posts by Brian Westerlind
Who Regulates Your Product Labels?
Does the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate homeopathic product labels? Or does the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)? Is it both? While most members of the homeopathic industry…
Read MoreA Trump Administration and a Republican-Controlled Congress
An Assessment and Outlook of the Political and Regulatory Climate for 2017 By Pete Evich, AAHP government relations January 1, 2017 The election of Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress…
Read More2016 Year-In-Review
As 2016 comes to a close and we think back on all the many amazing and unexpected things that have happened, we also note the many activities undertaken and accomplishments…
Read MoreAAHP Compliance Thru Education Webinar on FDA Inspections
The association just completed another successful Compliance Thru Education webinar: FDA Inspections of Homeopathic and Drug Manufacturing Facilities: An Agency View. This webinar, held on Dec. 1, was the last…
Read MoreLabel Comprehension Studies for Nonprescription Drug Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sometimes requires sponsors to conduct label comprehension studies that are designed to evaluate proposed nonprescription drug product labeling. A label comprehension study assesses the…
Read MoreUpcoming Webinar to Address FDA Inspections of Homeopathic Manufacturing Facilities
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (November 22, 2016) – The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists’ (AAHP) newest educational webinar will take place on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. EST and will…
Read MoreThe Importance of Standard Operating Procedures
By Mark Land, AAHP President Manufacturers of health care products rely on precision, rigor and consistency to produce reliable products for patients, physicians and consumers time and again. To drive…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Bob Casey to Attend Event Sponsored by Keystone State-Based AAHP Members
Executives from AAHP member companies that reside in Pennsylvania will be hosting a political event on Tuesday, Oct. 25 for one of their home state senators, Sen. Bob Casey (D).…
Read MoreHomeopathic Manufacturers Honor Sen. Barbara Ann Mikulski for Career-Long Support of Complementary Health Care
MILWAUKIE, Ore., Oct. 4, 2016 — Senator Barbara Ann Mikulski (D-Md.) recently received a Legislative Excellence Award from the American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (AAHP), the U.S. trade association for…
Read MoreFTC Holds Workshop on Consumer Disclaimers
The complexity of developing and delivering product disclosures to consumers was the subject of a day-long workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Sept. 15 in Washington, DC.…
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