Issues | Healthcare Packaging

The redesigned package (right) brought a 29% source reduction by weight.

Recycling and source reduction

News from HLP Klearfold at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 was the introduction of their new Klearfold® RPET100 clear plastic folding cartons made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET.

Emilie Peltre, Senior Principal Packaging Engineer for Abbott opens the Abbott Connected Health Challenge at the AIPIA World Congress.

Live from AIPIA: Abbott Connected Health Challenge

Thirteen smart packaging technology providers pitch their solutions to Abbott to help them create connected packaging that links its consumers to services.

60% of people globally over the age of 50 have purchased products online

E-Com Expanding Convenience, Compliance and Customized Healthcare Packaging for Seniors

The convenience of online ordering, delivery and personalized packaging has the added benefit of increasing senior compliance with medications.

Biotech CDMO successfully implements co-bot

Biotech CDMO provides greater flexibility in secondary packaging through collaborative work

The CDMO plans the implementation of two more co-bots after a successful year-long trial.

Activ-Blister Packaging / Image: Aptar

FDA Approves Activ-Blister™ Packaging for HIV Drug

The FDA has approved AptarGroup’s packaging solution for oral solid dose HIV prevention medicine.

Holographic foils can be used to great effect to differentiate product at the point-of-sale.

Using Holography to Fight Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Brand Piracy

Column: New trends in pharma packaging follow developments in emerging markets, demographic changes and new technologies that include holography, says chairman of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association.

Baby Powder / Image: Flickr

FDA Finds Asbestos in Baby Powder, Recall Ensues

Johnson & Johnson recalled thousands bottles of their famous baby powder after the FDA found trace amounts of asbestos.

Digital Network Platform to Further Transform the Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

TraceLink: Digital Network Platform to Further Transform the Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

The platform is designed to allow users to rapidly design and deploy network orchestration and analytics applications, enabling patient-centric orchestration across the end-to-end life sciences value chain.

L’Oréal and Albéa Develop Paper-Based Tube for Cosmetics

L’Oréal and Albéa Develop Paper-Based Tube for Cosmetics

Designed as an alternative solution to certain types of cosmetic packaging, the innovation’s environmental benefits will be assessed through a multi-criteria Life Cycle Analysis.

Schreiner MediPharm's Flexi-Cap Prime has a combined tear strip for the label and cap

Schreiner MediPharm: Tamper-Evident Flexi-Cap Prime for Vials

The tear strip is designed to ensure that undetected reuse of a container is no longer possible.

Duane Niedert, Director of Operations – Americas for Smithers

Smart Packaging: ‘A Tale of Two Technologies’

A presentation at SmartPack 2019 delves into the current status, forecast, and drivers of the two categories of technology—smart and active—that make up smart packaging.

Migrane Drug Needed / Image: Getty

FDA Approves New Acute Migraine Drug

Eli Lilly’s new drug Reyvow relieves pain, nausea, and light sensitivity in within two hours of ingestion.

Descovy / Image: Gilead

FDA Approves HIV Drug, But Only for Men

Gilead Sciences only tested Descovy on men and transgender women, and the approval explicitly excludes cisgender women.

Zantac and generic versions of the popular heartburn medicine face concerns about contaminants.

How QR Codes Can Help Drug Makers Streamline Recalls

Concerns about a carcinogenic impurity have prompted recalls of Zantac and generic versions of the popular heartburn medication. Smart labeling technology could speed and clarify alerts to consumers and also help drug companies reduce scrapped lots.

Infant Werewolf Syndrome / Image: Shutterstock

Mislabeling Leads to 17 Cases of Infant “Werewolf Syndrome”

Children in Spain have developed hypertrichosis after a reflux drug was contaminated with alopecia treatment.

Visible Particulate FDA Recall Notices by year as compiled by John Shabushnig, Insight Pharma Consulting, from FDA data. Reprinted with permission.

Particles in Parenterals: 2019 Update

FDA expects a visual inspection program and parenteral manufacturers should expect questions about their program during any inspection. What's new in 2019?

Toshiba’s new thermal barcode printer, the B-EX4T3HS, prints at 600 dpi at speeds up to 6 in/s.

High-Precision Printer Eases Compliance in Medical Packaging

Toshiba’s latest thermal barcode printer combines high-resolution printing with high precision in label feeding to print small labels.

Opioids / Image: iStock

FDA and DEA Target More Illegal Opioid Websites

In the continued fight against the opioid crisis, the FDA and DEA issued joint warning letters to websites illegally marketing and selling opioids.

Digital Brand Protection: Fingerprinting for Serialized and Non-Serialized Products

Systech’s next-generation platform is a brand protection suite that integrates fool-proof product authentication with serialization, traceability and insight.

NUsurface Meniscus Implant / Image: Active Implants

First Artificial Meniscus is an FDA Breakthrough Device

The FDA has designated the first artificial meniscus implant a breakthrough device, expediting its review process.

Saleable Returns Enforcement Delayed to 2020

Saleable Returns Enforcement Delayed to 2020

FDA final guidance says distributors will not be required to verify the product identifier of returned drugs before resale until 27 November 2020.

New Variations in Flexible Mono-Material Packaging

PAXXUS, Inc. introduced additional variations of single-stream recycle-ready flexible materials.