BD recently entered the pharmaceutical industry with a new line of generic prefilled injectable products called BD Simplist. One of the first two drugs launched is BD Simplist™ Metoclopramide Injection, USP. Both its outer package and the inner container are printed with a 2D barcode and with the NDC, serial number, lot number, and expiration date "human readable."
June 17, 2013 | Feature Article

A reprieve from California e-pedigree?

House and Senate serialization bills could push back packaging line expenditures, but wouldn’t do much to counter pharmaceutical counterfeiting.
June 14, 2013 | Feature Article

Stirring the pot of package innovation

LiDestri Food & Beverage is set to expand into multi-compartment flexible pouches for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic applications.
GS1 presenter
June 14, 2013 | News

McKinsey study estimates potential value of adopting single global standard in healthcare

Live from GS1 Connect: Hard amounts—in dollars and in patient lives—were spelled out in healthcare study.
MedicEcoslide
June 13, 2013 | Package Case Study

Information Mediary, Keystone introduce electronic compliance-monitoring blister pack

Package contains electronics that collect and report accurate dosing event data; well suited for clinical trials.
GS1 conference image
June 12, 2013 | News

UDI for medical devices at top of the GS1 Connect agenda

LIVE FROM GS1 CONNECT: Unique Device Identifier for medical devices promises a myriad of benefits, but questions remain.
Protective clamshell for Wright Medical's devices.
June 12, 2013 | Package Case Study

Thermoformed clamshell is creativity personified

Efficiency in production, creativity in engineering, and strong collaboration between partners makes the Wright Medical universal clamshell a packaging success story.
Q-Med security seal
June 12, 2013 | Package Case Study

Medical-cosmetic products secured in China

Q-Med, Schreiner MediPharm partner to secure products through telephonic authentication.
The Servo-controlled Rotary Pocket (SRP) bottle unscrambler features patented rotary pockets and provides speed, precision, and expandability.
June 12, 2013 | Machine Case Study

Teva maximizes efficiency in minimal space

Unscrambling equipment provider tailors machinery for flexibility, efficiency, and to meet future track-and-trace requirements.
GS1 card
June 11, 2013 | News

GS1 Connect 2013 underway in the Texas heat

LIVE FROM GS1 CONNECT: San Antonio event begins with educational sessions, with Healthcare track to tip off on June 12.
Empty vials
June 10, 2013 | News

FDA issues 'The Essential Guide to Combination Products cGMPs'

With weeks remaining until the FDA’s new cGMP rules kick in, many drug, biologics, and device manufacturers remain unclear about how to comply.
GTIN-12 encoded in a UPC-A
June 7, 2013 | News

GS1 Connect 2013 to address supply chain strategies

Top companies in healthcare and other industries, and the U.S. FDA to headline key conference program June 10-13 in San Antonio.
Pat Reynolds
June 6, 2013 | Column/Opinion

Ideas to the rescue

Summit Media Group—on behalf of Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines—to contribute to ColaLife's AidPod project.
interpack flags
June 6, 2013 | News

interpack announces new trade fair for 2014 show

Next year’s interpack will include a new ‘Components for processing and packaging’ trade fair during the first three days of the May 8-14, 2014 show in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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