Press releases

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For further information please contact Claire Weaver, PAGB Communications Officer on 020 7421 9319.

Date	Press releases + other relevant supporting materials
22 Feb 2010	PAGB fact sheets on laxatives: Laxatives - Consumption Laxatives - How they work Laxatives - Misuse
23 Jan 2010	*PAGB response to study in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention* on ‘The association between opioid analgesics and unsafe driving actions preceding fatal crashes’**
3 Dec 2009	PAGB statement in response to reports about laxative misuse
14 Sept 2009	New PAGB / RCGP leaflet on how to battle flu and colds this winter A new leaflet, entitled ‘The battle against flu and colds’, has been jointly published by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The battle against flu and colds leaflet (full colour verion) The battle against flu and colds leaflet (black and white version - prints more clearly on non-colour printers) Press release - pharmacy and GP press Press release - consumer press
3 Sept 2009	Industry supports changes to information about over-the-counter products containing codeine PAGB press release List of products containing codeine
29 Jul 2009	No need for further restrictions on cold remedies containing pseudoephedrine PAGB response to MHRA's announcement that cold and flu remedies containing pseudoephedrine will remain available over-the-counter as pharmacy (P) medicines.
June 2009	FDA advisory committee working group report (WGR) on the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in the USA If you have queries about this report please contact Dr. Geoffrey Brandon at the the Paracetamol Information Centre on 01379 852983 or gbrandon@btinternet.com. PAGB has also prepared some information on how paracetamol is regulated in the UK. To download it click here
April 2009	Q&A on Branded and Generic / Own Label OTC Medicines Information on branded and generic / own label over-the-counter medicines
12 Mar 2009	PAGB welcomes the formation of a new Product Lifecycle Assessment Team
28 Feb 2009	Announcement about changes to children's cough and cold medicines PAGB press release Which products can I give to my child under 6 years of age? Which products can I still give to my child over 6 years of age? Leaflet on how to treat children's coughs and colds
21 Jan 2009	PAGB response to the APPG on Drug Misuse inquiry into the misuse of prescription only and over-the-counter medicines PAGB press release Q&A PAGB written response to the APPG inquiry
18 Dec 2008	Children's cough and cold medicines - Latest advice No change of advice to parents about children’s cough and cold remedies in the UK MHRA Drug Safety Update, April 2008 Leaflet - Treating your child's cough and cold
26 Nov 2008	All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care and Public Health Annual Reception Press release: Should government consider the role of food supplements in its food policy? Q&A on ‘Towards a Healthier Britain: The Potential Role of Food Supplements in Government Policy’ Report: Towards a Healthier Britain: The Potential Role of Food Supplements in Government Policy
23 Jul 2008	NICE short clinical guideline on reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections could go further PAGB response the the new NICE guideline on antibiotics
11 Apr 2008	PAGB response to the use of additives in children’s medicines PAGB statement on the use of additives in children's medicines
27 Mar 2008	New advice for treating cough and cold in children under 2 years Children's cough and cold remedies in the UK - the facts Leaflet - Treating your child's cough and cold MHRA Drug Safety Update
24 Jan 2008	Campaign for a National Minor Ailment Programme: Should a 21st century health service be about GPs seeing people with coughs and colds? Press release The context for National Minor Ailment Programme Background document Joint PAGB / PSNC submission to the Pharmacy White Paper consultation
7 Jan 2008	PAGB’s Sheila Kelly appointed OBE in New Year’s Honours List Sheila Kelly has been made OBE iin recognition of Sheila’s services to the pharmaceutical industry
29 Aug 2007	Industry response to pack size restrictions on pseudoephedrine medicines PAGB responds to MHRA announcement to restrict the supply of medicines containing pseudoephedrine Pseudoephedrine - Background factsheet Background fact sheet on medicines containing pseudoephedrine
11 Dec 2006	New PAGB Code of Practice for Pack Design for OTC Medicines The PAGB Code of Practice for Pack Design for Over the Counter Medicines is the first new PAGB Code in over 80 years. Resulting from the Better Regulation of Over the Counter Medicines Initiative (BROMI), the Code of Practice sets the industry standard for strap lines, design and non-statutory information on packs and has been developed with input from the MHRA.