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June 2010 Print Edition

Label claims help blur distinctions between foods, drugs

Makers of drugs, traditional foods, and dietary supplements can all expect more action from the feds these days....

Functional foods and beverages | July 14, 2010

Using a Life Cycle Analysis approach in medical packaging

Medical device manufacturers must change the way they design and manufacture packaging to address sustainability....

June 2010 Print Edition | July 13, 2010

Anderson expands package development, clinical trials business

Anderson expands package development, clinical trials business...

June 2010 Print Edition | July 8, 2010

Reducing dosing errors makes for wise economics

Nana’s last year was spent at a nursing home in Kenosha, WI, where my then 97-year-old grandmother met several friends and enjoyed “all the free meals,” they gave her as she enthusiastically told me....

June 2010 Print Edition | June 16, 2010

Employing packaging to energize nutraceuticals

As medical and functional foods, foodceuticals, beverages, and nutritional supplements continue to blend into new categories, companies use packaging to help market innovative new products....

June 2010 Print Edition | June 16, 2010

Pfizer's pack redesign offers patient benefits, line efficiencies

After receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in October 2008, Pfizer launch its overactive bladder (OAB) treatment Toviaz™ in a carded blister housed in a paperboard outer sleeve and bundled with regulatory literature for presentation to consumers by prescribing...

June 2010 Print Edition | June 16, 2010

Cutting through confusing health and wellness claims

Knowing the differences between nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and medical foods before packaging and labeling is an important lesson learned....

Functional foods and beverages | June 16, 2010

Medical waste issues at hospitals

The next decade will see dramatic changes in the way hospitals handle and dispose of medical waste....

June 2010 Print Edition | June 15, 2010

Nondestructive inspection system

• VeriPac 455 is for sensitive micro leak detection of empty and prefilled syringes, liquid and lyophilized vials, and other liquid-filled packaging (both flexible and rigid) • applications for this technology include stability studies, clinical trial studies, quality assurance testing,...

June 2010 Print Edition | June 15, 2010

Nestable drum

• ‘Click Pack’ water-tight, robust drum uses an integrated rubber gasket in its lid to prevent moisture • easy-opening/closing with a tamper-evident seal, the lid opens and closes with a quarter turn • reduces supply chain cost with its ability...

Closures | June 15, 2010

Sorbents and oxygen management

• SimulOxSM is a pseudo-empirical modeling service that helps to determine the components of sorbents used to manage the oxygen environment in pharmaceutical packaging • a component of the company’s Calculation through OperationsSM that uses mathematical formulations to analyze the...

Desiccants/sorbents | June 15, 2010

Pharmaceutical metal detection system

• APEX™ 500 Rx uses a patented multi-coil design to deliver sensitivity and stability to help ensure the absence of even small metal slivers • cost-effective solution for tablet presses, capsule filling, and deduster applications • portable design permits system...

Checkweighing/metal detection | June 2, 2010

Dispensers for sun care products

• plastic, airless dispensers eliminate the need for the use of metal components such as springs and steel, balls, which sometimes cause compatibility issues • engineered with a small plastic bellows (a pumping mechanism) inside an actuator that suppresses excess...

Closures | May 11, 2010

HCPC announces Packages of the Year

Four packages earn honors at the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s 18th Annual National Symposium on Patient Compliance....

Patient Compliance | May 10, 2010

Healthcare reform could boost use of compliance-prompting packaging

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s Symposium honors Pfizer, Anderson Packaging with its 2009 Package of the Year Award....

Patient Compliance | May 6, 2010

P&G optimizes shelf-ready packaging

Packaging professionals at P&G’s Schwalbach, Germany, office have greatly improved the shelf-ready secondary packs used for feminine care products....

Structural and graphics package design | April 30, 2010

Carrier sets ‘green’ standards for shipment packaging

Damage prevention, ‘right-sizing’, and materials form the focus of the Eco Responsible Packaging Program from UPS....

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | April 28, 2010

Unit-dose vial

• Twist-Tip™ unit-dose vial incorporates a plastic squeeze-bulb with an integral twist-off tab • once opened, the vial's contents can be dispensed through the opening by squeezing or pouring • vials are manufactured and filled at the company’s facility utilizing...

Ampules, vials, syringes and tubes | April 26, 2010

FDA says no criminal charges from medical device accusations

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration says there won't be criminal charges against FDA officials for abuses in review of medical devices, according to the Wall Street Journal....

FDA, regulatory and legal | April 26, 2010

Control system for multiaxis applications

• Power Panel 65 (PP65) is equipped with a 500 MHz Geode LX800 processor; provides high performance for calculations • compact design ensures optimal use of space in the switching cabinet • offers various display and interface options, is Windows...

Controls and automation | April 22, 2010

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