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Ampules, vials, syringes and tubes

Articles report on ampules, vials, syringes, and tubes used to contain and/or deliver a drug or biologic to a patient via intravenous or intramuscular delivery.

High purity hose for biologicals

Sani-Tech® Ultra-HP high purity hose combines a tough outer jacket and hose with multiple layers of platinum-cured silicone and 316L stainless-steel helical wire reinforcement with a PharmaFluor® FEP liner. Liner minimizes bonding of biological materials and maintains fluid purity...

Automatic vial labeling system

Model 4570 integrated, automatic labeling system wraps labels onto vials. Filled and capped vials exit a filler/capper standing vertically. A short discharge chute delivers the vials back-to-back to the labeling system. The vials transfer straight into the infeed chute...

Flexible medical tubes

Fleximed™ transparent, flexible medical tubes offer an alternative to glass for parenteral packaging. Offer ease of use, reliability, and safety of medical administration. Fleximed Luerlock eliminates the need for syringes to release medication from the vial. Fleximed Easymix is...

Science of aromatherapy conveyed through color, texture, numbers

A sensory experience is the object of meticulously crafted packaging for a line of premium-quality, therapeutic-grade pre-blended essential oils introduced by 21 Drops. The brand-created by founder, owner, and chief product officer Cary Caster-was launched just over a year...

Deep-draw thermoforming machine

Flexible dropper tube

Helpful hints in analyzing for glass delamination

A stereomicroscope equipped with oblique and coaxial lighting helps examine filled vials for glass delamination in pharmaceutical applications....

Oral medication dosing syringe

German firm uses machine vision for toothpaste tube inspection

Toothpaste helps you maintain healthy, attractive, and clean teeth, but only in recent years have vision systems been used to check whether the actual product packaging is clean and safe before the toothpaste tubes are filled....

Steam-sterilized plungers

FDA approves vaccines for the 2011-2012 influenza season

Six manufacturers are licensed to produce and distribute vaccines to battle the flu, which leads to more than 200,000 hospitalizations a year, and between 3,000 and 49,000 deaths annually in the U.S....

Split-chamber foil polymer tube

Biopharmaceutical pump tubing

Modular system processes and packs immunoassays for German firm

The Institut virion/serion is first to employ automated system for coating, drying, and packaging steps....

Packages designed for patient user experience win market share

Cambridge Consultants survey reveals patients are willing to pay more for advanced features, which can increase compliance, improve health outcomes....

Three tips on packaging selection for parenteral pharmaceutical manufacturers

Choosing consistent components, mitigating the risk of recalls, and differentiation can provide competitive advantages....

Two-piece syringe family

Rausch selects tube for its ‘Body Lotion Sensitive’

Swiss firm Rausch applies a “velvet” soft-touch finish for tubes, which replace bottles for this product....

Travel vaccines market growing globally

More international travel and higher incidences of infectious diseases in emerging economies will drive this vaccines market in coming years, says report....

GlaxoSmithKline increases production efficiency with custom filling system

Single-use dosing system eliminates risk of cross-contamination and speeds production start-up time....

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