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Joe Darrah

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Joe Darrah is an award-winning freelance journalist based in the Philadelphia region who covers a variety of topics, including healthcare and medical technology, across all multimedia. He has been published in more than 40 publications.

Adherence/Delivery
Addressing Medication Adherence Through Convenient Packaging
Amazon Pharmacy’s new iteration of its PillPack program has some industry professionals deliberating how packaging and delivery technologies can be most effective for patient care.
May 12, 2025
When enrolled in PillPack, customers receive monthly shipments of daily tear-away packets that are personalized and labeled with each medication (and its dosage) that identify a specific time and day of the week (with the calendar date included) for each medication to ensure proper organization of all meds.
Regulatory
Appropriate Steps to Avoid And Answer FDA Warning Letters in 2025
The rate of warnings initiated by the FDA continues to rise in the pharma and medical device industries. Knowing how to best attempt to prevent them and respond to them can be equally important.
January 14, 2025
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Machinery
Moving On From EO: Experiencing The Evolution of Today’s Sterilization Methods
As the medical device and pharmaceutical industries face pressure to phase out or move away from ethylene oxide, new sterilization trends are emerging.
November 25, 2024
Regardless of the sterilization method, minimizing bioburden is a significant aspect of patient safety.
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Top Stories
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Medical Device/Packaging
Through the Line: Patient Centric Autoinjector Pen
Why is there an increased prominence of the auto injector pen? Serkan Oray from UCB provides insight to the prevalence of the medical device and discusses the patient centric design of UCB's  BIMZELX 160MG 2.
Dorothee Liz
Reuse/Return
Are Take-back Programs The Future of Pharma Packaging or a Miss?
To address the new and evolving regulations within the industry, and streamline packaging development, RegASK recently partnered with Esko, a global leader in integrated software and hardware solutions for packaging and labeling.
Regulatory
How AI Will Help Brands Transform Packaging Compliance and Speed to Market
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Recyclability
Through the Line: Advanced Recycling in Medical Packaging
Alkhawam, who now runs his own consulting service, has dedicated recent years to focusing on the DSCSA regulation, which is set to take full effect soon.
Traceability/Serialization
The Requirements of Pharmaceutical Packaging Compliance: System Integration, Investment, and Collaboration