Quick Hits: Heartburn Medication Recalls Continue

The FDA has recalled more heartburn medications that have been found to contain trace amounts of a substance linked to cancer.

Jan 15th, 2020

Zantac Packaging

Zantac Packaging

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Last fall, Zantac made news after low levels of a substance linked to cancer were identified in their popular over-the-counter heartburn medication. A recent NBC News article suggests the issue still isn’t resolved as the FDA has just issued more antacid recalls due to the presence of NDMA, which the World Health Organization has classified as a “probable human carcinogen.”

The new recall includes Denton Pharma’s 150 and 300 milligram ranitidine tablets and Mylan’s nizatidine, manufactured by Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited. The former is a generic form of Zantac, and the latter a short-term treatment for stomach ulcers and heartburn caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease. The FDA noted that it hasn’t received any reports of injury linked to the recalled medications.

ISTA Pharma Committee set to release its OQ best practice guideline.

Q&A: The New OQ Standard for Reusable Pharma Shippers

Increased demand for reusable passive thermal packaging systems has led to a need for industry standardization. Learn how pharma companies and suppliers are coming together to streamline adoption—and how you can benefit.

Quick Hits: Scientists Warn Whooping Cough is Evolving into a ‘Superbug’

The highly contagious bacterial disease that kills tens of thousands of people each year is getting tougher to fight.

Quick Hits: Forget Google Glass, Get Me These AR Contact Lenses

Mojo Vision contact lenses feature MicroLED technology that projects augmented reality text and images into the wearer’s vision field.

Young Living, headquartered in Utah with farms and operations around the world, makes a wide range of essential oils and other products.

Hitting Essential Filling Speeds for Essential Oils

With expansions in pharmaceutical, medical, and food and beverage applications, the essential oil market is booming. Young Living turned to Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging) to triple its filler speed and improve yield.

Sovereign implemented serialization and aggregation on all three configurations of packaging lines at once.

CDMO Speeds its Line with Open-Source L4 Serialization System

With the serialization deadline approaching, Sovereign Pharmaceuticals implemented open-source software that allows the company to make their own changes and improve packaging efficiency.

New bandage that repels blood.

Quick Hits: New Bandage Repels Blood and Promotes Clotting

A scientist in Switzerland accidentally invented a new kind of bandage that stops bleeding without sticking to the wound.

Multifunctional Equipment: Challenges and Solutions

Multifunctional Equipment: Challenges and Solutions Faced by CPGs Today

Finding a standardized process to manage changeover, and balancing flexibility, reliability and cost are some of the major pain points for Vision 2025 participants.

Vital Proteins Collagen Options

Rotary Filler Helps Keep Pace With Booming Collagen Market

To keep up with skyrocketing demand for its collagen powders, Vital Proteins turned to Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery and its rotary filler. It boosted production from 20 to 100 plastic canisters a minute, also improving safety and ease of operation.

Quick Hits: Research Finds Some CBD Pet Products Don’t Contain CBD

The explosion of CBD products on the market has trickled over to pets, but some companies seem to be making false claims.

Shown here is a corrugated case of 30 cartons just before the flaps are closed and sealed.

Sanofi Stick Packs Run at 800/min

Dual-filler liquid stick pack line for antacids and analgesics includes an innovative robotic transfer concept that plays a big role in enabling throughput of 800 packs/min.

Zantac Packaging

Quick Hits: Heartburn Medication Recalls Continue

The FDA has recalled more heartburn medications that have been found to contain trace amounts of a substance linked to cancer.

Report: Innovative New Pharmaceutical Packaging at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Ten intrepid Packaging World editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found.

Governor Gavin Newsom

Quick Hits: Will California Launch a Generic Drug Label?

The governor of California is looking to contract generic drug companies to create prescription medications to be sold to the state residents..

PepsiCo’s bubly sparkling water line was among the Top 25 Breakthrough Innovations, aligning with sparkling water’s position as the fastest-growing category in bottled water, at 30%.

Top 25 Breakthrough CPG Product Innovations of 2019

Products on the list include those in the food and beverage, personal care, OTC, and petcare categories and reflect consumer trends such as good-for-you ingredients, convenience, and a move away from traditional beverage products, among others.

Willingness to diversify fuel use can become a competitive advantage for a business.

Facing Global Climate Crisis, 5 Logistics Questions to Ask

Companies shipping products, whether temperature-controlled or not, must start evaluating alternative energy sources sooner rather than later. Could this offer a competitive advantage?

Universal Flu Vaccine

Quick Hits: Universal Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Different Viruses in Mice

Researchers at Georgia State University have created a novel nanoparticle vaccine that could lead to universal protection from influenza.

Vision 2025 PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Improving Asset Reliability

Learn what Vision 2025 participants at PACK EXPO Las Vegas had to say about improving asset reliability in their organizations, and where they are on the road to continuous improvement.

Quick Hits: New Analysis Finds No Link Between Baby Powder and Cancer

The largest analysis to date, led by the U.S. government found no strong evidence linking baby powder with ovarian cancer.

Controversial new labeling idea

Headlines from the U.K. sound promising but reading deeper reveals very little benefit for contemplating such a major change for food manufacturers.

Reliefband alleviates nausea and vomiting

Quick Hits: Wearables Get Therapeutic with Reliefband

Reliefband Technologies just unveiled a variety of therapeutic wearables that have received expanded clearance from the FDA.

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Technology investments will focus on improvements in safety technology and efficiency.

Top Supply Chain Issues in 2020

Supply chain and logistics professionals will be focusing on labor issues and new technology in 2020, particularly those that improve safety and efficiency.

Artificial Pancreas

Quick Hits: FDA Approves Artificial Pancreas

The Control-IQ artificial pancreas device for people living with Type 1 diabetes was developed at the University of Virginia.

Hormel, Barry-Wehmiller Early One Voice Ready Certification Adopters

To close the industry’s workforce development and skills gap, PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network recently launched its new One Voice Ready certificates, an assessment-based program based on knowledge of specific industry solutions and best practices.

Dementia Vaccine

Quick Hits: Dementia Vaccine Approaches Human Trials

After successful results in mice, a novel vaccine that prevents neurodegeneration is now ready for human trials.

Inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the wrap can be used as packaging or can be shrink-wrapped onto surfaces to fight the spread of MRSA, salmonella and more.

Anti-Microbial Wrap Offers Promise from Hospital to Kitchen

Superbugs take note: Inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the wrap can be used as packaging or can be shrink-wrapped onto surfaces to fight the spread of MRSA, salmonella, and more.

Quick Hits: The HPV Vaccine May Be More Effective Than We Thought

New research suggests a single dose of the HPV vaccine may provide as much protection from cervical cancer as the recommended two to three doses.

Just one box of Plumpy’Nut—containing 150 packets of a peanut-based high-energy therapeutic food that treats severe malnutrition—is enough to bring a child from the brink of death to healthy development.

Automation Helps Non-Profit Reach More Starving Children

Adding automated equipment, process control, and analytics to its operations has enable Edesia Nutrition to almost triple the output of its ready-to-use therapeutic foods, helping to reach the most vulnerable populations around the world.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #1: Taking Aim at Deadly Pediatric Medication Errors

We’re taking a look at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2019. At #1 is this article detailing how a color-coded, easy-to-use syringe is helping to eliminate fatal medication overdoses in children.

Seattle Public School

Quick Hits: Seattle Schools Say to Get Vaccinated or Don’t Come Back

Seattle Public Schools warned thousands of students that they will not be able to return after Christmas break without vaccine law compliance.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #2: RFID in Healthcare

We’re taking a look at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2019. At #2 is this article detailing the value that RFID can deliver to the healthcare industry.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #3: Automated IV Compounding Systems

We’re taking a look at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2019. At #3 is this article detailing Mission Health’s automated IV compounding systems for IV syringes and bags.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #4: Particles in Parenterals

We’re taking a look at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2019. At #4 is an update on what’s new in 2019 for particles from a regulatory standpoint.