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Key findings from 2012 PMMI industry report: drug delivery trends

Highlights on drug delivery trends from PMMI's 2012 industry report on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, presented at Pack Expo.

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The 2012 Pharma / Medical Device Segment Report from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) represents the first such industry report since 2008. Donna Ritson, president of DDR Communications, Lindenhurst, IL, presented key findings to attendees of the 2012 Pack Expo in Chicago.

Overall, the findings cover major trends and issues regarding the packaging and operations of pharmaceutical and medical device products. These include anti-counterfeiting, sustainability, serialization, as well as aspects of equipment procurement, validation and modularity.

Specifically pertaining to drug delivery trends, key Ritson cited PMMI research in delivering key findings, including the below:

  • Bottles vs. blister packs: In the United States, "oral drugs continue to remain dominant, and are mainly delivered in bottles in the U.S.," however, blister packs are gaining some market share, mainly overseas. For example, they remain more popular in Europe, while U.S. usage levels are flat, with 64% of companies reporting that usage levels are neither increasing nor decreasing.
  • Single-dose injectables: A trend moving the needle more--also at 64%--is the number of companies who manufacture intravenous drugs, and are moving towards increasing single-dose injectables, via both pre-dosed syringes and sterile pens. She noted that these require a "significant amount of special engineering."
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