Eric F. GreenbergPharmaceuticalsNo Shortage of Creative SolutionsDrug shortages can have serious health effects, but early notifications from manufacturers and creative and flexible FDA actions are making a dent.July 6, 2018RegulatoryQuality Issues Trigger Company Action, and Misty Columnist MemoriesTwo long-ago encounters about commitment to quality rattle around my brain, so I want them to rattle around yours, too.July 3, 2018RegulatoryGeneric Drug Review Machinery Getting a Tune-UpMore generic drugs means more competition means lower prices and oh yeah, more packaging.June 19, 2018RegulatoryThese Days, Drug Compounding and Outsourcing Facilities Get FDA Scrutiny, TooAs with other additions to FDA’s legal powers, this one followed a tragedy.June 13, 2018RegulatoryOnline Drug Sales Give FDA a PainEspecially when the products contribute to problems associated with opioid abuse.June 6, 2018PharmaceuticalsLaws & Effect: Are New Drug Approvals Going Out of Style?FDA clearance of specific drugs for specific uses is increasingly seen as in conflict with free speech rights, and change might come soon.May 21, 2018MaterialsLaws & Effect: Streamlining for Combination Products: Please, May I Have Some More?Sure, FDA has proposed to help speed their reviews of new products that combine categories, but will it really get out of its own way?May 16, 2018RegulatoryLaws & Effect: Weekly FDA Reports Bring Reminders of Packaging's ImportanceIf you get a look at FDA’s Enforcement Reports, don’t let the importance of packaging and labeling get lost in a fog of other details.May 7, 2018PharmaceuticalsA Regulator in an Anti-Regulation EraBucking the trend, it appears Scott Gottlieb’s FDA is protecting the public health and trying to make it easier to clear new medicines and devices quickly.April 24, 2018RegulatoryFDA Enforcement Shows Little Change with New AdministrationDo the agency’s 2017 enforcement statistics reflect a new anti-regulation philosophy? Not so far, but maybe wait till next year!February 19, 2018Previous PagePage 2 of 6Next PageTop StoriesPMMI NewsPerceptions of AI in Packaging and ProcessingPackaging and processing executives are finding AI can be beneficial in areas like connecting disparate machine systems and uncovering unknown problems within operations.Medical DevicesMDMs: Submit Stability Data, Help Packaging Science!RecyclabilityHPRC Makes Strides Toward Advanced Recycling in HealthcareQuick HitsNovo Nordisk’s Fight Against Ozempic CounterfeitsRobotics/AutomationTop AI Applications in Packaging and Processing