April's Healthcare Packaging is only our fourth issue. One of the strengths of this new medium is the interactive nature of the experience. We can ask you a few questions and get answers in a matter of hours. Take a look at yourself and your peers from research compiled from our first three issues.
In February we asked, "What will be the most challenging packaging-related issue your company will face in the year ahead?" Here is just a small sampling of responses...
• "More uptime on packaging/labeling equipment - faster changeovers."
• "Higher costs of raw materials...foil, resin, films."
• "Advancement of process control integrated with 21CFR-11."
• "Potential shifts from rigid to flexible packaging."
• "Standardization of sizes and materials to reduce variables to a minimum."
• "Customer convenience packaging and cost-effective RFID solutions."
• "Anti-counterfeiting markings/track and trace."
• "If purchasing/importing drugs from Canada or other countries becomes a reality, then temperature tracking of sensitive drugs will become an important issue."
• "Automating clinical trial packs."
• "Multilanguage labeling and bar-coding standard for MD&D products."
--By Jim Chrzan, Publisher
