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August 2008

On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack

A new blister-pack line at pharmaceutical contract packaging firm Allpack in Basel, Switzerland, is notable for its use of on-line UV-cured flexo printing of foil lidstock. ...On-line printing of foil lidstock can go a long way toward simplifying inventory...

Misc. Archive | September 5, 2008

Purdue Pharma states its case for RFID

Purdue Pharma LP has one of the most visible RFID programs in pharmaceutical manufacturing. "In trying to get an RFID program off the ground, you're working with an emerging technology, so you want to go in step-wise fashion, with...

Anti-counterfeiting, track-and-trace, authentication | August 15, 2008

Help whip us into shape with input into content, events

Yes, the headline could easily apply to this XXL editor, but I was referring to a recent online survey in which Healthcare Packaging readers ranked their most important packaging concerns from a list of more than 40 topics....

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Track-and-trace mandate could be costly

Implementing track-and-trace technology to help safeguard the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain from counterfeit drugs could cost pharmacies between $84,000 and $110,000 per store in the first year alone. That was learned from a study on the safety of the...

Anti-counterfeiting, track-and-trace, authentication | August 14, 2008

GlaxoSmithKline to provide co-packing tips at CP 08

If you're looking for answers to the challenges using external resources when packaging your healthcare brand, the CP 08: Succeeding with Contract Packaging conference is the place to be. The conference is Sept. 16-17 at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg....

Contract packaging | August 14, 2008

Air shipping guide for dangerous goods

To help shippers comply with the latest regulations included in the 2009-2010 edition of the Intl. Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions, Labelmaster (www.labelmaster.com) has issued the A.I.R. Shipper "combo package."...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Regulations and standards to lead pharmaceutical packaging sales

Pharmaceutical packaging sales demand in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, is forecast to rise 5.5% annually to $16 billion by 2012 according to a new study from The Freedonia Group. Leading the gains will be regulations and standards addressing issues...

FDA, regulatory and legal | August 14, 2008

Workshop teaches how to measure, boost pharmaceutical OEE

The Packaging Line Performance Workshop course will be held Sept. 16-17, 2008 at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ. The workshop aims to give packagers the skills, tools, and knowledge they require to improve the...

Misc. Archive | August 14, 2008

Companies, people making the news...

Burgopak Ltd. and Brecon Pharmaceuticals joined forces in a deal designed to improve the production of pharmaceutical packaging (shown in photo). ...Catalent Pharma Solutions entered into a joint marketing and collaboration agreement with One World Design and Manufacturing Group...

Misc. Archive | August 14, 2008

Surgical nurses survey medical device packaging

Medical device packaging must be simple enough for a child to open. Devices should be easy to remove from their packages. Both inner and outer packaging could be sturdier. Color coding and consistent expiration date formats among different products...

Medical devices | August 14, 2008

Flexible pouches help Z-Medica Corp. combat hemorrhaging

Once used exclusively on the battlefield to save lives, Z-Medica's QuikClot hemostatic products are now sold in appealing packs for consumer emergencies as well....

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Roche's six sigma approach

Carmen Corrado, Roche's vice president of pharmaceutical manufacturing, says, "Six Sigma was developed at Motorola in the late 1980s to provide focus on improvement and help accelerate change in a competitive environment."...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Memorial Blood Centers

Memorial Blood Centers (MBC), a St. Paul, MN-based nonprofit community blood center that serves more than 30 hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin, is in the process of evaluating the Greenbox container....

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Infant feeds back on track

Bedside point-of-care milk management system reduces feeding errors in neonatal intensive care unit....

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Purdue Pharma states its case for RFID

Pharmaceutical manufacturer pioneers the use of RFID to provide authentication and traceability of its products through the distribution chain....

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Schwarz powers powder packaging

Asymmetric containers are more problematic for filling than symmetric ones, but they're little problem for Schwarz Pharma. The Seymour, IN-based pharmaceutical products company has packaged its oral solution powders into 4-L (1-gal) offset-neck high-density polyethylene bottles at rates around...

Misc. Archive | August 14, 2008

High-barrier plastic bottles

MATERIALS • StabilitySolutions Dry is a bilayer desiccant container for oral solid products that incorporates desiccant material into the product-contact layer of the bilayer container, eliminating the need for a desiccant sachet or canister • StabilitySolutions Barrier is a tri-layer...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Package testing

MATERIALS • Optima testing method tests the tablet outside of the packaging to establish the product's sensitivities to environmental factors such as light and moisture • allows researchers to determine the optimal packaging to meet the tablet's required shelf life...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Needle-trap system

MATERIALS • helps prevent accidental needle-stick injuries to healthcare providers from disposable syringes • features an integrated safety mechanism that is a component of the self-adhesive syringe label • uses labels that can be easily integrated into conventional labeling systems...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

Shrink-label films

MATERIALS • Pentalabel E749/22 and E749/52 combine high-shrink properties with little to no machine-direction (MD) shrinkage to produce a finished label that remains uniform across the container • Pentalabel E749/55 is a high-yield PETG film for full-body shrink-sleeve label applications...

August 2008 | August 14, 2008

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