Counterfeits jeopardize security of american drug supply... According to The American Council on Science and Health (www.acsh.org). The consortium of scientists and physicians' report Counterfeit Drugs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You, says "consumers should pay attention to the appearance and packaging of their prescription drugs for any unusual changes in shape, size or color, or sudden changes in the effectiveness of a medicine."
Global influenza market to reach $7 billion by 2010... Says The Global Influenza market: Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics, a technical market research report from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com).
Contract packaging strategy... "is moving from an ad-hoc to strategically determined long-term approach, as pharma companies begin to relax in the arms of service providers," according to in-pharmatechnologist.com (www.in-pharmatechnologist.com). The benefits: Flexibility to ramp up manufacturing capacity when required, while maintaining control of the bulk of manufacturing. The downside: Less predictable production forecasts and little opportunity for process optimization.
Global influenza market to reach $7 billion by 2010... Says The Global Influenza market: Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics, a technical market research report from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com).
Contract packaging strategy... "is moving from an ad-hoc to strategically determined long-term approach, as pharma companies begin to relax in the arms of service providers," according to in-pharmatechnologist.com (www.in-pharmatechnologist.com). The benefits: Flexibility to ramp up manufacturing capacity when required, while maintaining control of the bulk of manufacturing. The downside: Less predictable production forecasts and little opportunity for process optimization.
![Alison Bryant, senior consultant at Antea Group and communications director for the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), addressed the crowd at the[PACK]out.](https://img.healthcarepackaging.com/files/base/pmmi/all/image/2024/05/Alison_Bryant.6644005a513b0.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
