OTC Answers Website Plays Up Brands In Self-Selection Engine
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Drug companies will have the opportunity to sponsor content categories and place products in the MyOTC recommendation engine on OTCAnswers.com. CEO Donald Blust wants the website to help boost branded products as they push back against private label.
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