CanSino’s global-first inhaled COVID-19 vaccine is dosed into its first noses in Shanghai, while Zhejiang Haichang, Everest Medicines and Abogen make major progress with their respective mRNA vaccine programs.

Dutch foot-care specialists TheOTCLab launches what it claims to be the world's first fungal nail plaster. 

New OTC medicines for fungal nail infections and verrucas have been launched in the UK by Galderma, Reckitt Benckiser and Vemedia, while new foot-care products have also been introduced by Blistex, Epitact and Dermatonics.

France's food supplements market enjoyed broad-based growth across key categories in 2018, driven by consumer demand for natural alternatives to conventional medicine. Over the 12 months, Pileje overtook Arkopharma as the dominant player in market, as its leading probiotics brand, Symbiosys, flew off the shelves.