India Food Labeling: Why Warning Labels Were Dropped

NEW DELHI, India — India’s food-safety regulator has abandoned a push for prominent color-coded health warnings on the front of packaged food and drinks after a tense meeting with industry executives in March, according to recordings and documents reviewed by Reuters.

China Weight-Loss Drug Market Faces Ad Test

SHANGHAI, China — Drugmakers competing in China’s rapidly expanding weight-loss market are promoting obesity awareness through metro stations, gyms, social media and sporting events, even as regulations prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines. The campaigns by companies including Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Innovent Biologics are drawing attention from experts who say some messaging could come close to crossing the line into drug advertising.

Chlorpheniramine-Phenylephrine FDC Restricted for Kids

NEW DELHI, India — The Government has imposed restrictions on the manufacture, sale and distribution of all Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, with a mandatory warning that these medicines must not be used in children below four years of age.