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Members of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association who market dietary supplements containing St. John's wort initiated a voluntary labeling program on April 2, 2000.

The purpose of stability testing is to provide evidence on how the quality of a drug product varies with time under the influence of a variety of environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity, and light, shelf life for the drug product and recommended storage conditions.

The objective of this guideline is to define the minimum stability data package to support the commercial distribution of OTC monograph drug products in the United States per climatic zone.

As a direct result of the PROTECT initiative, CHPA developed a voluntary guideline for industry suggesting ways to standardize volumetric measures in dosing directions and dosing devices for oral pediatric liquid drug products.

Requirements for dietary supplement labels.

While a small select group have raised concerns about certain sunscreen ingredients, banning or restricting common UV filters could negatively impact public health.

Under the Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was given several post-marketing responsibilities to ensure the safety of dietary supplements.

CHPA is uniquely positioned to provide access to OTC medicines and dietary supplements in nearly every category that can be donated and customized to the needs of underserved communities. Our product donation initiative is an ongoing effort to support these communities. So far, CHPA member companies have donated 70,000 products to people in need.

Rather than legislate additional state-level extended producer responsibility mandates aimed at packaging, lawmakers should support manufacturers already innovating sustainability solutions within the FDA's extensive regulatory framework that balances both environmental considerations and patient safety needs.

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