Off-the-Shelf: Patient adherence package aims to meet patient and pharmacist needs by enabling greater portability and efficiency

MeadWestvaco announced that its Shellpak Renew with Optilock technology adherence packaging will launch this summer at Walmart pharmacies with 11 medications from Mylan.

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Phillips-Medisize acquired exclusive ownership of patents for the dispensing system to accommodate the varied and customized oral dispensing needs of patients.

Mini-Tablet Dispenser to Become Commercially Available in 2020

Phillips-Medisize acquired exclusive ownership of patents for the dispensing system to accommodate the varied and customized oral dispensing needs of patients.

Bisio Progetti's Single-Dose Strips

Bisio Progetti: Resealable Single-Dose Strips Available in Polyethylene and Polypropylene

Strips consist of five breakaway vials in sizes ranging from 0.3 to 10 milliliters; product allows collection of regimen products in one contained offering that delivers a precise amount each use.

Tekni-Plex's lameplast vials

Tekni-Plex exhibits unit-dose pharma packaging solutions, new films for medical devices at Pack Expo Las Vegas

The latest pharmaceutical unit-dose package capability and new films for medical device applications will be featured by Tekni-Plex’s Tekni-Films business unit at Pack Expo Las Vegas, September 23-25, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth N206.

21 Critical Supply Chain Tips for Cell Therapies

21 Critical Supply Chain Tips for Cell Therapies

From holiday weekends to large health center campuses, find out where risk may be lurking in the collection, manufacturing and delivery of cell therapies.

Neopac Polyfoil Dropper Tube

Neopac Develops Polyfoil Dropper Tube for Streuli Vitamin D Application

Partnership yields direct, precise dosing of Vitamin D for children and infants.

Presentation of Google's AI / Image: AFP

Google’s AI > Doctors at Diagnosing Lung Cancer

Google’s artificial intelligence can allegedly identify lung cancer a year before a human doctor can.

Drive applies HealthPrize’s approach of gamification, behavioral economics and loyalty marketing to improve patient adherence to their prescribed medications

HealthPrize: Adherence Program Development

Programs built with Drive apply HealthPrize’s approach of gamification, behavioral economics and loyalty marketing to boost patient adherence to their medications for chronic disease.

Auto injector assembly is among the functions carried out by PCI for its global biopharmaceutical clients.

PCI Joins the Fight on Opioid Abuse

PCI addresses opioid abuse by advocating for limited medication doses and using adherence-prompting unit-dose packs. Meanwhile, it’s closely watching Amazon and e-commerce for potential impact on Rx and OTC package design.

Opioid Crisis: FDA to Adjust Pill Packaging and Dosing

In an effort to combat opioid abuse, the FDA plans new dosage forms and small-quantity packaging.

Schreiner MediPharm: NFC-Label for Autoinjector

Schreiner MediPharm: NFC-Label for Autoinjector

Stored information about the medication is transmitted to the SmartPilot and is recorded via the autoinjector. The resulting connected device is designed to enhance the safety of patients and assist them in the self-administration of medicines.

Dr. Giana Carli Lorenzini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Design Sciences at Lund University.

Pharmapack 2019 Highlights Connected Devices, Adherence Packaging

Connected devices offer unprecedented promise in the ability to improve patient adherence as well as track product storage conditions and link patients with the healthcare ecosystem.

A panel discussion with industry experts during Pharmapack Europe highlights adherence packaging and sustainability.

The Shift from Hospitals to Home Care Continues to Shape Packaging

The future role of patient adherence tracking, flexible packaging options and sustainability continue to challenge the healthcare industry.

Pediatrician / Image: Charlotte Parent

Are Monthly-Fee Doctors Who Don’t Take Insurance the Future?

Direct primary care is a new trend in healthcare where doctors work for themselves and charge a monthly membership fee.

Epifluidics technology could be deployed in clinical settings or in the home to monitor patients remotely.

Patch Analyzes Sweat to Monitor, Diagnose Health Issues

Epifluidics technology could be deployed in clinical settings or in the home to monitor patients remotely. Could its materials present new flexible packaging opportunities?

The Certa Dose system and PALS syringe holder are designed to eliminate the need to make complex mathematical calculations to determine dosage by weight.

Taking Aim at Deadly Pediatric Medication Errors

Founded by an emergency room doctor, color-coordinated syringes and syringe holders provide a simple method to measure and confirm the correct dose of a drug for infants and children.

A Buffalo Pharmacies pack shows how different medications are placed in separate blister cavities to help patients better manage multiple medications.

Buffalo Pharmacies Addresses Medication Adherence

Independent community pharmacy offers multi-med blister card packaging that helps patients, caregivers and pharmacists manage complex medication regimens.

Pressurized package formats can bolster ease of use for topicals, nasal sprays and more.

Aerosols Deliver Positive Impact on Patient Adherence

How careful, informed product development can help bridge the patient adherence gap.

Digital therapy monitoring system enables electronic tracking and monitoring of medication dispensing and intake.

Schreiner MediPharm: Smart Vial Kit

Digital therapy monitoring system enables electronic tracking and monitoring of medication dispensing and intake.

Noble’s injection trainers replicate the appearance, feel and forces of commercially available autoinjectors.

Training Patients to Self-Inject Medications Key to Improved Adherence

Noble, BD partner in onboarding and demonstration programs aimed at improving patient adherence of self-administered injections.

Holyoke Health Center procures its blister cards from Omnicell, which produces them at its St. Petersburg, FL, facility. Holyoke primarily uses Omnicell’s SureMed+, a seven-day, four-time pass cold-seal, bi-fold card. SureMed Cards are offered in both single-dose and multimed applications. Single dose cards come in 14, 28, 30, 31, 32, 60, 62, and 90-day cavities with four different depths. Multimed cards come in 28, 30, 31, and 35-cavity configurations in varying depths. The multimed card is made up of two components: a paperboard card and the thermoformed blister tray. The patient and drug information (e.g. patient name, drug name, dosing, administration time, etc.) are printed directly onto the paperboard card on-site at the pharmacy to provide instructions to the patient on which blister cavity contains the right meds for an administration time. Cards may be printed in up to eight colors, utilizing Omnicell-qualified printers. Cards and blisters are provided separately. Holyoke purchases both custom cards.

Blister Packaging Yields Patient, Healthcare Benefits: Part III

Taking a deeper dive into Holyoke’s blister card filling process for its single and multi-dose applications.

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The back cover of a Holyoke blister card.

Blister Packaging Yields Patient, Healthcare Benefits: Part II

Holyoke Health Center has transitioned to more advanced blister packaging that provides printed details in both English and Spanish, with pictorials for those who cannot read.

A view of the inside of a medication blister card used by Holyoke Health Center.

Blister Packaging Yields Patient, Healthcare Benefits: Part I

Holyoke Health Center transitions to blister cards for multimed, personalized patient packaging.

Devoted to safety and patient compliance, this multi-sensory training device aims to enhance training; includes a proprietary lockout mechanism for repeat use.

Noble: New Product Demonstration Platform

Devoted to safety and patient compliance, this multi-sensory training device aims to enhance training; includes a proprietary lockout mechanism for repeat use.

President signs Support for Patients and Communities Act into law; HCPC applauds efforts of Congress and the FDA.

New Opioid Crisis Law Cites Unit-Dose Packaging

President signs Support for Patients and Communities Act into law; HCPC applauds efforts of Congress and the FDA.

Synergy Pharmaceuticals won the 2017 HCPC Compliance Package of the Year First Runner Up for Trulance.

Synergy Pharmaceuticals and Merck Earn HCPC Honors—Part II of II

Blister packs improve patient adherence by making it easier to remember to take meds, using graphics and easy-to-understand instructions.

Novartis Kisqali (ribociclib) Dosepak from Westrock-MPS

Blister Packs Prompt Compliance, Win Top HCPC Honors—Part I of II

Package innovations from Novartis and Lilly tie for Compliance Package of the Year awards in Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s annual competition.

Designed for controlled substances, this card-based tray and sleeve combination uses a patented double lock design.

Burgopak: Duallok CR3 Child-Resistant Packaging System

Designed for controlled substances, this card-based tray and sleeve combination uses a patented double lock design.

A customizable version of its Ecoslide-RX packaging is designed to limit dosages and provide safer dispensing.

Keystone Folding Box Co.: Packaging Combats Opioid Crisis

A customizable version of its Ecoslide-RX packaging is designed to limit dosages and provide safer dispensing.

About 90% of World Courier’s business focus is concentrated in the healthcare/life sciences sector.

Q&A Part II: Packaging Critical for World Courier’s Global Healthcare Shipments

Detailing the role of global regulations and personalized therapies in the company’s logistics strategy.

New research suggests patient safety is at the heart of the increased awareness of automation and blister pack benefits.

Automation Driving Pharmacy Repackaging in North America

New research suggests patient safety is at the heart of the increased awareness of automation and blister pack benefits.

Concordance Health Solutions’ Smart Med Reminder electronic monitoring system includes a connected prescription vial cap, companion mobile apps and a cloud-based service that reminds patients to take their medication and monitors their progress.

Purdue Startup Develops IoT Medication Adherence System

Concordance Health Solutions’ Smart Med Reminder electronic monitoring system includes a connected prescription vial cap, companion mobile apps and a cloud-based service that reminds patients to take their medication and monitors their progress.

Designed for standard four-piece disposable pens; auto-injectors can assemble either all single components or a combination of pre-assembled and single components.

Bosch Packaging Technology: Injector and Pen Assembly Machines

Designed for standard four-piece disposable pens; auto-injectors can assemble either all single components or a combination of pre-assembled and single components.