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Industry News: Page 294
Adherence/Delivery
Futuristic Pill Container Zaps Prescription Meds
Beware drug abusers and diverters: Attempts to tamper with this pill container will result in the disintegration of its contents in a puff of smoke.
May 9, 2007
Supply Chain
ISPE Addresses Pharmaceutical Packaging
Late last year, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (www.ispe.org) introduced a new packaging Community of Practice (COP). The COP held its first meeting at ISPE's annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Chairing the packaging COP's Steering Committee is Linda McBride, senior director of regulatory affairs for Leawood, KS-based medical firm Enturia, Inc. (formerly Medi-Flex). McBride is a former columnist for Healthcare Packaging.
May 9, 2007
Regulatory
We Haven't Heard The End Of The Ketek Saga
Ketek (telithromycin) is an antibiotic first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004. The Sanofi-Aventis product used to treat a form of pneumonia is the subject of ongoing controversy, with some fingers pointing at the company and some at the FDA.
May 9, 2007
Supply Chain
Healthcare enters time of profound change
Attention packagers in the healthcare business: Healthcare has entered a time of profound change. That's according to TRAX: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Integrity, a conference held May 3-4 in Baltimore and produced by the Institute for International Research. The conference brought the following ideas to its audience:
May 8, 2007
Regulatory
Top 10 FDA developments
Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging columnist and attorney-at-law Eric F. Greenberg offered a list of key issues pertaining to healthcare packaging during the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum. To read the complete story, please click here.
May 4, 2007
Pharmaceuticals
Repackaging 'releevs' theft woes
Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. switched its retail packaging for Releev 1 Day Cold Sore Symptom Treatment to BlisterGuard security package from Colbert Packaging to thwart tampering and pilferage and meet retailer demands.
April 13, 2007
Regulatory
RFID smart shelves and cabinets
So-called smart packaging has been around for years, but what about "smart shelves"?
March 23, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
11607 compliance requires strategic planning
Compliance with ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607-parts 1 and 2 involves more than crossing items off of a checklist. It requires a medical device company to understand its applications and processes, the ability to read, visualize, and understand both parts of the standard, and the development of a strategic plan. That was the message from Randall J. Troutman, CPP and senior engineering manager with medical packaging supplier Oliver Medical during a Feb. 15 presentation at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) show.
March 23, 2007
Labeling/Printing
ISPE addresses pharmaceutical packaging
Late last year, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering introduced a new packaging Community of Practice (COP). The COP held its first meeting at ISPE's annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Chairing the packaging COP's Steering Committee is Linda McBride, senior director of regulatory affairs for Leawood, KS-based medical firm Enturia, Inc. (formerly Medi-Flex). McBride is a former columnist for Healthcare Packaging.
March 10, 2007
Supply Chain
Package testing tips and insights
Jan Gates, principal packaging engineer at Abbott Vascular, offered the following advice during her presentation, "Medical Device Distribution Package Testing," during the Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M) West show.
March 10, 2007
Regulatory
Clinical trial packaging survey
Benchmark yourself against your peers when it comes to clinical trial packaging.
March 8, 2007
Pharmaceuticals
Repackaging 'releevs' theft woes
Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. switched its retail packaging for Releev 1 Day Cold Sore Symptom Treatment to the BlisterGuard security package from Colbert Packaging to thwart tampering and pilferage and meet retailer demands. This new format introduced last September is now used nationwide at Walgreens and Kmart stores, with expanded retail distribution planned throughout 2007.
February 19, 2007
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