Now that FDA has unveiled what it expects in a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for long-acting and extended-release opioids, sponsors will be scrambling to write the REMS for their individual products and put together the shared components and implementation system envisioned by the agency.

Competitive value propositions are a must in 2023 to win guarded consumers’ business. Companies that effectively address mental health and wellbeing needs and appeal to consumers through sustainability initiatives could have an edge in the recessionary environment, experts suggest. Meanwhile, there are concerns about small cosmetics companies and the availability of resources to help them comply with "modernized" federal regulations.