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Package Design: Page 186
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McKesson, Burgopak team up on compliance packaging in the U.S.
February 3, 2009
Adherence/Delivery
Brazilian patent given for pharmaceutical dosing system
AccuDial Pharmaceutical announced that the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office issued patent No.
January 30, 2009
Adherence/Delivery
Wallet pack honored in Europe
A three-part •Triguilar• wallet pack was among the finalists for the European Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council, Packaging Awards.
January 29, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Medicinal packs differentiate personal care products
Companies to support pharmaceutical manufacturers with the integration of line management and enterprise systems when complying with new serialization regulations.
January 27, 2009
Adherence/Delivery
GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott, and contract packaging panel highlight Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum
The third-annual Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (PPF) will deliver information you can use on pharmaceutical package design, increasing quality and productivity, patient compliance, strategies to combat counterfeiting, how to increase packaging line profitability, and will include a contract packaging panel, and a session on equipment risk assessment. This story provides an overview of some of the sessions scheduled for the April 15 PPF in Philadelphia:
January 22, 2009
Adherence/Delivery
Cost pressures cloud healthcare packaging's future
Mounting financial pressures top a list of issues driving the pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical device sectors. In an exclusive interview, Freedonia senior healthcare consultant Bill Martineau discusses where packaging fits into these issues. Even before the recent global financial turmoil, pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical device manufacturers faced considerable economic pressures. Corporate efforts to control costs continue to trickle down to the packaging function, with packaging line efficiencies more closely scrutinized, and material decisions made based on performance and economics.
December 18, 2008
Package Design
Air displacement web guide on hf/f/s machine improves medical kit packaging
Cardinal Health's Mannford, OK facility needed guidance to get its medical procedural kit packaging back on track-literally. The film used to seal preformed trays of medical instruments often shifted out of alignment with the company's horizontal form/fill/seal machine, resulting in wasted product and time spent rethreading the film. The air displacement web guide from Coast Controls shown here now keeps film from shifting to one side.
December 17, 2008
Package Design
Pack Expo podcast: Sorbents factor into life science packaging
One-day workshop Jan. 18, 2017 is designed to help prepare manufacturers, wholesale distributors and healthcare providers to meet DSCSA requirements.
December 15, 2008
Pharmaceuticals
Nestle's Glowelle cosmeceutical looks good in glass
The Nestle's Co. launched an inaugural product into the new cosmeceutical market in September via glowelle, which debuts a new type of functional drink: a "beauty juice." Glowelle is a dietary supplement with high antioxidant properties, vitamins, and fruit extract aimed at nourishing and hydrating the skin from the inside out. It's available in two flavors--Natural Pomegranate Lychee and Natural Raspberry Jasmine--and in two formats, bottled and powdered, launched simultaneously.
December 15, 2008
Adherence/Delivery
CHPA issues voluntary pediatric cough and cold label updates
"Throughout the 2008-2009 cough and cold season, manufacturers will be transitioning onto store shelves oral pediatric cough and cold medicines with new labels and packaging. As with other OTC [over-the-counter] labeling changes in the past, FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] has indicated it does not believe this labeling change warrants the removal of products with the existing labeling from store shelves during this time of transition." These remarks stem from an October statement issued by Linda Suydam, president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Assn.
December 15, 2008
Package Design
MediSeal's expansion focuses on pharmaceuticals
MediSeal GmbH recently completed an expansion at its Schloss Holte, Germany headquarters that extends its production hall (shown) by 1,300 square meters. In addition to an expanded assembly area, separate clean rooms were created for pharmaceutical product filling and packaging under climatically sterile conditions. Ultra-modern equipment in the clean room area is complemented by special safety precautions such as access control and pressure monitoring.
December 4, 2008
Package Design
What is wrong with the pharmaceutical pricing model?
I was speaking recently with an industry insider about pharmaceutical and health care packaging and the topic of the pricing model for these products came up. I think that there is a fundamental flaw in this supply chain that is affecting healthcare for all of us. Read OnTheEdge.com blogger Keith Campbell's perspective. ...
November 24, 2008
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