French Industry Loses Appeal Against Standardized OTC Packaging And Curb On Branding

摘要

OTC drug packaging could before long become uniform and be- reft of branding in France after the country’s highest court rejected the protestations of national self-medication industry group Afpa. France’s Conseil d’Etat ruled against Afpa, which had sought to have annulled recommendations adopted last year by national drug regulator ANSM to stan- dardize OTC drug packaging and curb the practice of umbrella branding. As a result, the recommendations continue to stand. ANSM has stated its goal is to en- sure that the recommendations are “prop- erly implemented by manufacturers.”