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February 2010

HealthPack 2010 focuses on medical device trends

Global standards, operating room nurses survey/focus group, and package design innovations highlight this year’s event in San Antonio....

Medical devices | March 3, 2010

Injectable system delivers for Watson Pharmaceuticals

Reconstitution device simplifies drug delivery for physicians, while reducing pain for patients with advanced prostate cancer....

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

Eli Lilly’s insulin kit delivers innovation, information

Available in Italy and Spain, the rigid plastic pack provides convenience for diabetics taking insulin for the first time....

Structural and graphics package design | February 23, 2010

Calibration system/gas stream analyzer

• Model 102 GSA™ (gas stream analyzer) offers a self-initiating Cal-Smart® calibration system to improve the instrument’s accuracy, repeatability, and durability • designed as an in-line addition to vf/f/s units, rotary pouch machines, and horizontal flow wrappers with continuous gas...

Inspection, verification and vision systems | February 19, 2010

Hormel’s hot-fill healthcare beverage bottle

Hormel Health Labs, a Savannah, GA, subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., is launching its healthy shot™ high-protein healthcare beverage in a 2.5-oz PET bottle produced at the Nicholasville, KY, facility of Amcor PET Packaging (). Amcor says Hormel is breaking...

Rigid containers/bottles | February 15, 2010

Wallet pack wins honor

Paperboard cartons, cases, shippers | February 15, 2010

Package designer takes ‘community’ approach

From Rx-to-OTC switches to Eli Lilly’s Insulin Starter Kit package, pharmaceutical package design is gaining prominence in the package development process....

Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals (health and beauty) | February 15, 2010

Interphex focuses on leading-edge pharmaceutical technology

The Jacob K. Javits Center will host Interphex NY 2010, April 20-22. Here’s a look at some of the packaging-centric events....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | February 15, 2010

Pharmapack 2010: ‘Intelligent design’ lessens environmental impact

Disposable drug delivery devices are sure to grow in popularity, but their impact on the environment is not positive....

Sustainability/environmental | February 15, 2010

Promoting international standards in Europe

Benefitting global industries, not the interest of individual countries, is part of the focus of ASTM’s event in Prague, Czech Republic. New developments include a climatic stress package test....

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | February 15, 2010

EPS containers deliver for sanofi pasteur’s vaccine shipments

Environmental advantages persuade sanofi pasteur to select expanded polystyrene containers to ship its vaccines; healthcare provider customers also benefit....

Sustainability/environmental | February 15, 2010

Packaging + processing = one powerful Pack Expo show

Pack Expo Intl. trade show expands focus on processing, as discussed in this Q&A with Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO of PMMI....

Misc. Archive | February 15, 2010

Checkweigher delivers healthy packaging results

Used primarily for dietary supplement multipacks, a new checkweigher helps PA-based contract packer Quality Packaging Specialists meet quality demands with accuracy and at high line speeds....

Contract packaging | February 15, 2010

High-speed canister dispenser

• APA-9000 is for healthcare product packaging applications; dispenses company’s SorbiCap®, Multiform CSF™, and StabilOx® sorbent canisters • dispenses up to 325 canisters/min; can be customized to run on bottling lines, vf/f/s machines, flow wrappers, thermoformers, and pouching equipment •...

Misc. Archive | February 15, 2010

Electric shuttles now standard equipment

• electric shuttles on the company’s auto-shuttle medical device tray sealers provide ultra-smooth movement with no operator intervention or adjustments • for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging requiring validation of sealing protocols Atlas Vac Machine...

Sealing | February 15, 2010

Process to package: Identity crisis for pharma?

Terminology disconnect could mean some companies miss out on ways to increase throughput and maximize OEE....

Packaging Line Efficiency | February 15, 2010

Learning lessons from J&J’s product recall

FDA criticizes McNeil Healthcare LLC’s response to odor from wood pallets....

FDA, regulatory and legal | February 15, 2010

Packaging contributes to Haitian relief efforts

The healthcare packaging community continues to invest and make a difference in Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Here are just a few examples:...

Misc. Archive | February 15, 2010

Healthcare packaging events deliver return on investment

A journalist worth her or his salt brings some skepticism to the table....

Misc. Archive | February 15, 2010

Learn from Walmart and Pfizer heathcare pros

Healthcare Packaging presents its fourth-annual educational and networking conference May 27 in Princeton, NJ. Formerly the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum, the 2010 Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops will cover timely packaging issues, offering attendees an opportunity to learn from market leaders....

Misc. Archive | February 15, 2010

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