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Casey Flanagan

401 5As an associate editor at PMMI Media Group, Casey creates engaging content and supports production efforts across PMG brands. Casey has been with PMMI Media Group since June 2022 and has a BA in journalism and mass communication from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Top Articles of 2024, #1: PFAS Found in Bandages from Band-Aid, CVS, and More
The #1 most clicked article of 2024: A study of 40 bandages from major brands has found that about two-thirds include markers of PFAS “forever chemicals.”
January 2, 2025
About two-thirds of 40 bandages tested by Mamavation included a marker of PFAS, with 17 containing over 100 parts per million of the PFAS marker.
Machinery
Investment Announcements in Mexico Poised to Boost Packaging Machinery Demand
Pharmaceutical companies, including Unilever, Abbott, Merck, and more, have significant investment plans for the Mexican market, signaling a potential rise in packaging machinery demand ahead.
August 15, 2024
As companies across packaging and processing sectors place investments in Mexico, the country may see an increase in packaging machinery demand. Source: PMMI Business Intelligence: Mexico’s Packaging Machinery Market Trends and Opportunities 2024-2025
Recyclability
Rethinking the Circular Economy with Nature as a Guide
Is closed loop recycling an outdated concept? Learn how Biomimicry 3.8 is looking to nature for a better way to handle materials after the first use.
June 24, 2024
Biomimicry 3.8 is rethinking the circular economy with inspiration from natural cycles.
Quick Hits
Melatonin Overdoses Among Children Prompt Calls for Packaging Changes
As cases of melatonin overdoses among children rise, an industry association is calling for melatonin producers to follow a new set of packaging and labeling guidelines.
April 22, 2024
After the CDC reported a 530% rise in melatonin overdoses among children from 2012 to 2021, an industry association is calling on manufacturers to follow a new set of packaging and labeling guidelines.
Quick Hits
PFAS Found in Bandages from Band-Aid, CVS, and More
A study of 40 bandages from major brands has found that about two-thirds include markers of PFAS “forever chemicals.”
April 9, 2024
About two-thirds of 40 bandages tested by Mamavation included a marker of PFAS, with 17 containing over 100 parts per million of the PFAS marker.
Market Trends
Automated Prescription Filling Opportunities Open for OEMs
Automation opportunities are opening in the pharmaceutical industry through new trends in adherence packaging and blended central fill facilities.
November 17, 2023
Adherence packaging gaining popularity over the U.S.'s traditional countables is generating automation opportunity for OEMs.
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Pharmapack Three-Station Monoblock Tablet Bottle Filling Machine
Pharmapack North America's Allan Anthony Varela showcased at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023 a monoblock tablet bottle filling machine that features a desiccant inserter, a servo-driven tablet counter, and a capper.
September 25, 2023
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Market Trends
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Investments Decelerate in 2023
The pharmaceutical and medical device industry is mellowing after a sharp increase in scheduled projects in 2022, but growth continues.
June 30, 2023
The pharmaceutical and medical device sector is growing in 2023, but has growth has slowed in comparison to 2022.
Adherence/Delivery
Human Factors Engineering Puts Patients First in Package Design
Pharmaceutical companies can consider human factors in package design to make patients’ lives easier, and it doesn’t need to be a major undertaking.
March 31, 2023
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Supply Chain
Most Packagers Swapped Pack Source Due to Market Issues
Current market challenges have brought on major changes and innovations in the packaging industry, an RRD survey said. 62% moved toward more diversification of suppliers.
July 28, 2022
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Package Development
Packaging Recycling Professionals Gathered in Person and Remotely for this Year's Packaging Recycling Summit
The 2025 educational program—featuring comprehensive sessions on circularity and innovation—is now available in the PRS Video Library for on-demand viewing.
The Barcode Assessment revealed that while most manufacturers are now labeling medical devices with barcodes containing the mandated UDI, healthcare providers aren’t consistently scanning those barcodes at the point of care.
Regulatory
Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation
Claire Lageat, BD Clinical and Human Factors Specialist shared expert insights into how needle choice can impact the self-injection experience.
Adherence/Delivery
Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Medical Device/Packaging
Through the Line: Patient Centric Autoinjector Pen
Dorothee Liz
Reuse/Return
Are Take-back Programs The Future of Pharma Packaging or a Miss?