Press Releases and Statements

At its annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS) this week, CHPA welcomed 20 new members since last year – five manufacturers and 15 associate members – reflecting the broadening landscape in personal healthcare including OTC medicines, dietary supplements, and consumer medical devices. Additionally, the association and CHPA Educational Foundation elected several new board members and officers.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) awarded its Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime industry leader Gary Downing at the opening session of the organization’s annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS).

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) applauds the recent appointment of Cara Welch, Ph.D., as Director of the FDA Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP).

Existing stock photography depicting dosing of liquid medicines contributes to confusion so new joint effort aims to remedy that. The CHPA Educational Foundation (CHPAEF) in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) PROTECT Initiative are providing high-quality royalty-free photos that accurately depict best practices for measuring and giving liquid medicines to children.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) issued the following statement today from Scott Melville, president and CEO, regarding the confirmation of Robert Califf, M.D., as the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) issued the following statement from Duffy MacKay, senior vice president, dietary supplements in response to the recent Journal of the American Medical Association study, Trends in Use of Melatonin Supplements Among US Adults, 1999-2018.

New online resource aims to help consumers better understand what information to look for on the Supplement Facts label when shopping for dietary supplements.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) mourns the passing of retired U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. Senator Isakson was a brilliant legislator, a statesman, and a gentleman.

The annual Monitoring the Future survey measures teenage drug and alcohol use nationwide among students. Results from the 2021 research show that overall rates of drug and alcohol abuse saw the largest one-year decline since the survey began in 1975.

The CHPA Educational Foundation held its 6th Annual Gala as well as the 2021 U.S. Self-Care Marketing Awards to recognize the strategic innovation and marketing expertise of CHPA member companies in the OTC medicine and dietary supplement industries.

CHPA and the CHPA Educational Foundation announced the election of new board members to both organizations at their board meetings.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) issued the following statement today from Scott Melville, president and CEO, regarding the nomination of Robert Califf, M.D. as the next U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner.