Pharmaceuticals and biologics

Articles covering OTC and prescription pharmaceutical and/or biological medications for humans or animals that may be used in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and home care. Reports also cover aseptic processing/packaging, clean rooms, isolators, and/or restricted access barrier systems, sterilization, and distribution issues.

Drug delivery options for flu season

Manufacturers prepare flu shots and sprays for a new season. Delivery patch could provide an option to injections. Fed investment recommended for pandemic response....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 31, 2010

In pharmaceuticals we trust?

Drug recalls, counterfeiting, and diversion are creating distrust in the pharmaceutical sector....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 23, 2010

Global developments deliver encouraging news for packaging

A solid-dose packaging plant in Hungary, vial-filling capabilities in the U.K., and plants in the U.S., China, and Spain demonstrate worldwide growth in pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 3, 2010

Why drug companies must change to survive healthcare reform

Pharmaceutical industry veteran Michael G. Wokasch publishes ‘Pharmaplasia’ book, talks about healthcare market and packaging implications....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 2, 2010

Global growth in biopharmaceutical market

Three reports provide evidence of the financial investment in biopharmaceutical/biotechnology....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | July 20, 2010

Preserve launches mail-back pack for recycled toothbrushes

Made from recycled PP, toothbrushes can be mailed back to Preserve Products for recycling into plastic lumber....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | June 24, 2010

HIV markets show promise in India and Brazil

Growth opportunities exist for ‘Big pharma’ as concerns over resistance and intolerance are leading to greater pressure on governments in India and Brazil to increase funding for newer antiretroviral treatments for HIV....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | May 28, 2010

Plastics market for healthcare packaging forecast to reach five billion lb by 2015

Study predicts steady growth U.S. plastics packaging market for pharmaceutical and medical products in the next five years....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | May 5, 2010

Expo Pack Mexico debuts a Pharma Pavilion

Processing and packaging equipment for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products will be a special focus in Expo Pack Mexico’s Pharma Pavilion June 22-25....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 29, 2010

TFF system for biopharmaceutical processing

• Cadence™ is a single-pass tangential flow filtration (TFF) product designed to optimize downstream purification steps in either single-use or re-use operating modes • incorporates a patented fluid-path design that enables direct flow operation with a reduction in system hold-up...

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 29, 2010

Keeping an eye on OTC switch developments

Switches from Rx to OTC flourish despite global recession. Companies are setting up OTC divisions, as non-medical products, regulatory changes benefit OTC sales....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 28, 2010

Vial filling and closing machine

• MHI 2020 machine handles liquid pharmaceuticals in small batches; ideal for clinical trials and pilot production • accomodates multiple dosing systems without the need to retool for added efficiency; performs in-process checkweighing • auto-adjust functionality provides production parameter management...

Liquid Filling | April 14, 2010

Amerisource Bergen, Pfizer earn HDMA award

Inaugural Distribution Management Award celebrates innovative business process improvements, rrading partner initiatives that benefit the healthcare supply chain....

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | April 13, 2010

Nanotechnology to drive pharmaceutical packaging growth

Improved barrier properties in plastics and enhanced functionality will increase demand for ‘nano-enabled’ pharmaceutical packaging....

Ampules, vials, syringes and tubes | March 24, 2010

Theft of drugs at Lilly facility raises multiple concerns

Counterfeiting, diversion, and outright pharmaceutical theft cause plenty of challenges for manufacturers. Can packaging help?...

Anti-counterfeiting, track-and-trace, authentication | March 22, 2010

Emerging economies represent 'pharmerging' pharma markets

IMS Health study reports that China and other emerging global economies reflect “an unprecedented shift of industry growth.”...

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | March 18, 2010

Pharmaceutical industry phases in greener practices

To the Michigan State alums in attendance at HealthPack 2010 in San Antonio, the phrase “go green” aimed to cheer on the university’s athletic teams. Of course, it’s the environmental “green” that’s gaining traction in the pharmaceutical sector....

Sustainability/environmental | March 9, 2010

Pharmaceutical industry continues to weather the global economic storm

Shifting strategies in the pharmaceutical sector influence employment, with mixed job results indicating that the economy remains uncertain....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | March 8, 2010

Thermal shipper protects H1N1 vaccines for Chicago

To prepare for a possible H1N1 pandemic, the Chicago Dept. of Public Health employed 100 insulated shippers to maintain refrigerated vials used to deliver 100,000 doses of the vaccine....

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | March 5, 2010

Applaud efforts for innovative packaging that benefits patients

To increase patient compliance, there’s a pill vial cap with a timer, a pill bottle that flashes orange and plays a melody, and a pill with a sensor chip that works with a cell phone. All demonstrate that innovation is...

Patient Compliance | February 25, 2010

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