What is a Drug Facts Panel?
A. Many beauty aficionados will notice that the packaging for Cosmedicine has a different appearance from many other brands. What you are seeing is a Drug Facts Panel. This is required by law for over-the-counter drugs. Products that are intended to treat or prevent disease or otherwise affect structure or function of the human body are considered drugs. This includes cosmetics that make therapeutic claims. Before products with both a cosmetic and drug classification can be marketed, they must be scientifically proven safe and effective for their therapeutic claims. Cosmedicine products make these types of claims and thus must meet the necessary labeling requirements. The Drug Facts Panel contains nine separate sections ranging from “Uses” to “Warnings.” It is the dominant package feature of many over-the-counter (OTC) products. The way to tell if you are purchasing a cosmetic that is also regulated as a drug is to check if the first ingredient listed is an “active ingredient.” Ingredi
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