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Industry News: Page 288
Packaging/Filling
Roche goes green, saves greenbacks
A change to more readily recyclable fiberboard for its Boniva (ibrandronate sodium) prescription-only osteoporosis wallet pack is yielding economic and environmental benefits for Nutley, NJ-based Roche, a division of Swiss pharmaceutical giant, the Roche Group (F. Hoffmann La Roche, Ltd.). Roche's reintroduction of Boniva in the fiberboard wallet packs reduces costs, while machinery modifications increase OEE to 84%.
September 9, 2008
Regulatory
Managing global packaging artwork
Some of the world's most recognizable generic pharmaceutical product manufacturers are now employing the GL-AMS (Global Artwork Management System) from The Perigord Group. Dublin-based Perigord was the first of four life sciences-related companies visited by Healthcare Packaging editor Jim Butschli Aug. 20 - 22 during an exclusive trip to Ireland supported by Enterprise Ireland .
August 20, 2008
Pharmaceuticals
Track-and-trace mandate could be costly
Implementing track-and-trace technology to help safeguard the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain from counterfeit drugs could cost pharmacies between $84,000 and $110,000 per store in the first year alone. That was learned from a study on the safety of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and the impact of a federally mandated track-and-trace system on the U.S. retail pharmacy segment, if implemented. The study was released in June by the Coalition for Community Pharmacy (CCPA), comprised of the National Community Pharmacists Assn. (NCPA) and the National Assn. of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).
August 14, 2008
Nutraceuticals/Dietary
FDA Warning Letters address fraudulent product claims
Packagers of nutritional supplements and food products must substantiate claims for certain medical benefits.
August 14, 2008
Adherence/Delivery
Sustainability issues challenge package designers
Package design for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products is becoming more complex and challenging for companies striving to reach a balance between becoming more sustainable while adhering to regulations and patient safety initiatives. "Furthermore, each change to packaging materials requires new validation trials, which are time-consuming and costly." That's according to the "Pharmaceutical/Nutraceuticals Packaging Machinery, Industry Segment Market Research Study," a Packaging Intelligence Brief issued by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.
August 5, 2008
Regulatory
The best counterfeiting disinfectant is sunlight
Greed is a mighty and powerful driver that fuels the dark world of counterfeit and diverted drugs. At the recent Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (www.packworld.com/ppf), presenter/investigative reporter/author Katherine Eban shined the light on criminal activities while conducting research for her book "Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters and the Contamination of America's Drug Supply."
June 15, 2008
Supply Chain
Anti-counterfeiting tops agenda at Americas Technology Summit
The task of securing the supply chain and the need to adopt a layered approach using overt and covert security features often seems overwhelming; companies don't know where to start or what technologies to invest in. That was a key message taken from anti-counterfeiting sessions at the 2008 Americas Technology Summit, an event focusing on brand protection and sustainability held in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 16-17. Americas Technology Summit was sponsored by National Label Co. and MWV .
June 15, 2008
Supply Chain
National Geographic shines light on 'dark trade'
Could illicit trade--involving everything from handbags to humans to counterfeit pharmaceuticals to weapons-grade uranium--be an even greater threat to our way of life than terrorism? Dr. Mois•s Na•m, editor of Foreign Policy magazine, believes that could be the case. A new National Geographic Special, Illicit: The Dark Trade, which aired April 16 on PBS television stations, estimated the global value of this trade to be as high as $3 trillion, with some assessments believing it represents 10 percent of the world's trade. As the accompanying photo of counterfeit drugs seized in Bogota, Columbia, shows, counterfeit packaging is part of this illicit trade. (Photo by Richard Numeroff/©2008 National Geographic Television.)
June 15, 2008
Regulatory
Trade agreement reached to combat counterfeiting
According to a recent report by in-PharmaTechnologist.com, The European Commission (EC) sought a mandate from European Union member states to negotiate the new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with major trading partners including the U.S., Japan, Korea, Mexico, and New Zealand.
June 15, 2008
Regulatory
Drug packaging makes advances on the counterfeiting front
Packaging technologies help secure America's drug supply, but the war rages on, says investigative reporter/author Katherine Eban at the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum. Eban admits she's not a technical expert on packaging. "But I know a lot about why you need secure packaging," she says. "It is critically important. You [packaging professionals] save lives with your packaging." Eban's appreciation of pharmaceutical packaging comes in part from the investigative research she completed to write her book "Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters and the Contamination of America's Drug Supply."
June 15, 2008
Pharmaceuticals
Implementing a brand protection program
David Howard (shown), director product protection global brand integrity at Johnson & Johnson, spoke about how to implement a brand-protection program. "The first step in any organization is to know thyself," Howard advised. "Where are your products made? How do you distribute? Where do you market? Are you local? Regional? Global? Who touches your products?" Without detailed answers to such questions, solutions being considered or the ones already being implemented may be misguided, Howard told the audience at the first Brand-Protection Packaging Forum.
June 15, 2008
Labeling/Printing
'Bloodhound' bites into counterfeiting and diversion
Last September, Summit VetPharm, a subsidiary of Sumitomo founded in 2006 and based in Ft. Lee, NJ, went commercial with a track-and-trace bar-code technology called Bloodhound that's designed primarily as a means of detecting when Summit's Vectra 3D flea-and-tick prevention products are being sold outside of authorized channels. These products are contractually designated as being for sale exclusively by vets directly to their clients. Nutec Systems provided turnkey responsibility for the project, including all Information Technology, software, and hardware.
June 15, 2008
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