J&J leads sales growth in OTC pain relief and allergy categories in 2020 as its brands benefited from competing products’ problems and COVID-19’s impact of consumer habits. IRI reveals winning brands that kept a focus on maintaining health in 2020.

FDA also approves packaging redesign for Mucinex and Mucinex-DM and final changes to labeling text and location on packaging. Granules Pharmaceuticals’ generic of Excedrin Migraine also among CDER’s decisions on OTC ANDAs and sNDAs during January-March.

Settlement in Southern District of Florida federal court includes a consolidated class action complaint against UK firm’s US businesses comprising cases in Florida, New York and California – filed in 2020 over statements the products were “clinically proven” to improve “brain performance” including focus, memory, learning, accuracy, concentration and reasoning.

President Biden’s picks to fill two commissioner posts may shift dynamics on pharmaceutical industry enforcement. Rohit Chopra’s nomination to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau removes strong critic of pharma mergers.