Clinical TrialsReports cover package design, machinery and materials, regulatory matters, and trends and issues related to clinical trial packaging of drugs, biologics, and medical devices.Self-adhesive film for clinical trials• translucent, self-adhesive film neutralizes color differences between placebo and drug solutions used in clinical trials • preserves the view of the liquid fill level in a vial or syringe • adaptable to suit the color of the liquid; can... Clinical Trials | July 28, 2010 Drug delivery device developmentsFilm strips, electrical current, silicon particles, and gold nanorods: Futuristic drug delivery methods are in use or in development today.... Medical devices | June 17, 2010 Video: Mobile blister-packaging machine• tabletop machine for blister-packaging applications is developed for major pharmaceutical and clinical trials labs • permits flexibility for short runs at minimal costs • options include nitrogen purge, Teflon-coated forming plates, pressure boosters and batch coding to enable blister-pack... Thermoforming and blister manufacturing | May 24, 2010 Eli Lilly extends clinical trials materials relationshipFive-year agreement involves Lilly’s in-house clinical trial materials, including packaging and labeling operations.... Clinical Trials | March 31, 2010 FDA issues guidance to streamline medical device clinical trialsBio-Medicine.org eports, “U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on Bayesian statistical methods in the design and analysis of medical device clinical trials that could result in less costly and more efficient patient studies.”... Clinical Trials | February 5, 2010 Cancer chemo patients improve quality of life; complex sugar drug DAVANAT proven in four FDA trials*In four FDA trials, 97 cancer patients were dosed with a combination of chemotherapy and DAVANAT. During the trials, patients taking DAVANAT experienced significantly fewer serious side effects of chemotherapy including mucositis, gastrointestinal problems, loss of hair, nausea and vomiting... Clinical Trials | November 17, 2009 Say yes to a clinical trial; it may be good for your health*Study finds that heart failure patients willing to take part in clinical trials have a better prognosis than those unwilling to do so.... Clinical Trials | November 14, 2009 Desire to Benefit Patients Might Undercut Research Goals, New IRB Study Finds*A doctor who is also an investigator on a clinical trial has a patient who could benefit from the trial, but does not quite fit the eligibility criteria.... Clinical Trials | October 25, 2009 Robotics, smart conveying streamline ARUP’s specimen handlingAutomation improves medical specimen handling at the University of Utah’s national reference lab, ARUP Laboratories, which is capable of storing 2.3 million samples and processing 4,000 specimens/hr.... Robotics | October 20, 2009 The clinical supply chain: Strategies for scheduled drugsRegulatory requirements in the clinical trial scheduled-drug supply chain.... Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 15, 2009 The clinical supply chain: Strategies for scheduled drugsAt a time when clinical trials demand increasingly complex supply chain support, managing the special challenges associated with scheduled drugs requires meticulous planning, a thorough understanding of government regulations, and the skill to navigate them successfully.... Clinical Trials | June 1, 2009 Finland hospital study supports compliance packagingA four-week pilot study at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland demonstrated the patient-compliance benefits of the Pharma DDSi intelligent packaging from Stora Enso.... Patient Compliance | April 17, 2009 Proofreading tools tackle clinical trial tasksClintrak Clinical Labeling Services employs text-inspection software and camera verification systems to automate its clinical trial proofreading functions.... Inspection, verification and vision systems | April 15, 2009 Blister packaging• CRx Pack™ is a patented F=1 blister packaging system with a senior-friendly design to assist with dosage compliance while protecting children with a proprietary locking system • carded design maintains semi-manual assembly capabilities to accommodate smaller batch runs •... Blisters, clamshells, Trays | April 15, 2009 Bauer’s pharmaceutical handbook lends ‘Hall of Fame’ packaging perspectiveProfessionals and students will benefit from an informative research tool now available for the healthcare packaging community.... Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 10, 2009 Tolmar transitions to thermoformed trays for packaging prefilled syringesAs specialists in formulating, filling, and packaging of pharmaceutical products, Tolmar, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO, has been packaging prefilled syringes for more than a decade. Using barrier thermoforming material for packaging of prefilled syringes into trays is new.... Misc. Archive | October 17, 2008 Catalent expert addresses turnkey serializationMaintaining electronic pedigrees of your pharmaceutical products through the distribution chain is a challenge for most manufacturers. Now imagine tracking products for and with about 250 pharmaceutical companies. That's the task that will face Somerset, NJ-based Catalent Pharma Solutions,... Anti-counterfeiting, track-and-trace, authentication | June 15, 2008 Healthy prognosis for healthcare packagingPharmaceutical firms seek packaging line improvements to cut costs, biologics present packaging challenges, and medical device growth is driven by aging baby boomers. These treatment advances bode well for the healthcare/life sciences packaging community. Packaging materials need to offer... Packaging Line Efficiency | December 25, 2007 New law to require individual Rx pack numberingA new law that was widely described as strengthening Food and Drug Administration powers over approved drugs contains a spotlight on packaging that, among other things, will soon require unique numbering of individual packages of prescription drug products. In... FDA, regulatory and legal | October 19, 2007 Clinical Trials Outsourced To ChinaHalf the 1,200 clinical trials conducted by a dozen of the largest U.S. pharmaceutical companies were conducted offshore in 2005. So says a report from management consultancy A.T. Kearney (www.atkearney.com), "Make Your Move: Taking Clinical Trials to the Best Location."... Clinical Trials | May 9, 2007 * indicates a sponsored article that was submitted directly to this Web site by the supplier, and was not handled by the Healthcare Packaging editorial staff. Healthcare Packaging may share your contact information with our sponsors, as detailed in our Privacy Policy. Healthcare Packaging will not share your information with a sponsor whose content you have not reviewed. |
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