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Top 10 Stories of 2023 Reflect Healthcare Trends

This year’s most popular stories on Healthcare Packaging.com provide a snapshot of 2023’s leading trends, including serialization and traceability, package design, sterilization tech, sustainability, and more.

Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Med Device
Sterile State LLC

Looking back at 2023, Healthcare Packaging readers’ interest ranged from design to sustainability to upcoming DSCSA regualtions. Here’s a look at the Top 10 most-read stories from the past year:

1. Breakthrough Med Device Sterilization Technology Uses Nitric Oxide

From the[PACK]out: Not to be confused with laughing gas, this “molecule inside a polymer” is poised to offer safe sterilization of medical devices to kill microorganisms without the environmental issues brought by EtO sterilization.

2. Serena Williams-Co-founded Recovery Line Delivers Daily Relief with Packaging

A modern take on packaging signals a mindset shift for pain and athletic recovery products. Hands-free delivery, portability, and gender-inclusive shelf appeal deliver a grand slam.

3. Op-ed: Data Issues Abound as DSCSA Deadline Nears

Trading partners are working diligently to connect data systems in compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). But significant challenges remain ahead of the November finish line.