TBT: Top 10 Stories of 2018 Reflect Healthcare Trends

This year’s most popular stories at HealthcarePackaging.com provide a snapshot of 2018’s leading trends, including logistics automation, packaging redesign, cannabis, sustainability, and more.

Looking back at 2018, Healthcare Packaging readers’ interest ranged from x to y. Here’s a look at the Top 10 most-read stories from the past year:

1. Hospital Takes Aim at Plastic Recycling

Can the healthcare industry really recycle? One hospital’s journey is showing that with concerted effort, it is possible. But it requires stakeholder cooperation.

2. Sanofi Recharges Nasacort With Package Redesign 

Modernized structural and graphical design includes bolder colors, a window that lets consumers see product, and eliminates the need for an outer carton.

3. Inhaler Device, Packaging Win iF Design Award

Expected to be launched commercially in Europe this year, Mundipharma’s k-haler device uses a patented dosing valve and “book-like” carton to help patients use their inhaler more effectively and improve health outcomes.

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