HCPC Welcomes Two New Pharmaceutical Packaging Member Companies

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council is pleased to announce Aptar CSP Technologies and Platinum Press recently joined the trade organization’s efforts to advance improved patient outcomes through packaging. “We are pleased to welcome these new member firms as we continue to educate healthcare stakeholders and regulators that proper pharmaceutical packaging, like unit dose blisters, can have an impact on patient adherence and patient safety, as well as aiding in the prevention of drug misuse and addiction,” stated Walt Berghahn, HCPC executive director. “We look forward to formally welcoming these new members at our March 2019 conference when we host the IoPP’s Drug and Pharmaceutical Packaging Committee in Charleston, SC. Their varied expertise, along with our additional HCPC member sponsors, will enhance discussions with FDA’s Dr. Irene Chan, as well as the CDC’s Dr. Dan Budnitz.”

“Aptar CSP Technologies is honored to join the HCPC and use our voice to help promote the importance of unit dose packaging,” said Craig Voellmicke, Vice President, Business Development for Aptar CSP Technologies. “This is a great opportunity to work in tandem with industry counterparts to influence and educate others about the role unit-dose packaging can play in lowering healthcare costs, tightening the pharmaceutical distribution chain, ensuring drug efficacy, and discouraging counterfeits, tampering and diversion.” Aptar CSP Technologies is a global material science company providing innovative, highly engineered advanced packing solutions to protect sensitive products. CSP is a responsive, flexible partner committed to offering customers a single, reliable source for custom product design, development, and manufacturing. CSP has a proven track record of pioneering technological solutions that ensure product protection and enhance its customers’ brand equity. Its product categories include vials, bottles, films, blisters, molded components, and specialized packaging solutions. For more information, call (334) 887-8300, email [email protected] or visit www.csptechnologies.com.

Platinum Press is a leading supplier of healthcare packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, medical device and animal care sectors. From concept and design to production and warehousing, Platinum Press offers a broad range of innovative printed packaging components designed exclusively for the healthcare industry, including labels, folding cartons, blister packaging and printed literature such as inserts, outserts and medication guides. Platinum Press has over 200,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space at its two locations; Fort Worth, Texas and Oakland, NJ. For more information, call (469) 733-1506 or visit www.PlatinumPress.com.

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council is a not-for-profit trade association whose mission is to promote the greater use of compliance prompting packaging to improve patient adherence and patient outcomes. For more information on HCPC, please visit our website, www.hcpconline.org.