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May/June 2022

Healthcare Packaging is industry's leading source of information about packaging and logistics for pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, and nutraceuticals. Established in 2004, the media brand is known for its exceptional coverage of life sciences trends, technology, new products and applications for professionals who package and ship products in the healthcare marketplace.

Healthcare Packaging May/June 2022

9 Sustainability Initiatives in Healthcare Packaging: Earth Day 2022

While there are numerous important cross-industry initiatives, this year we’re taking “official Earth Day 2022” to highlight the rise in partnerships targeting sustainability specifically in life sciences and healthcare.

April 22, 2022

Sustainability initiatives in life sciences packaging: cutting carbon from supply chains, reducing waste, and more.

Adherence/Delivery

Johnson & Johnson Chief Medical Officer Highlights Unit Dose Packaging’s Role in Preventing Accidental Ingestion

Dr. Ed Kuffner: “Every day in the U.S., we have about 150 children—about four busloads of kids—coming into emergency departments because of accidental unsupervised ingestions… Packaging innovations can reduce these risks.”

April 20, 2022

Applying pressure to the Packlock blister card and creating the rectangular prism is required to open up a space between the backing of the card, allowing the user to push a pill into the space and have the pill drop down.

Temp Control/Cold Chain

10 Temperature Monitor Qualification Considerations

From the 2022 ISTA Forum TempPack: Panelists discussed the latest on temperature recording device (TRD) qualification, including dry ice and LCD screens, probes that disconnect, and what to consider before selecting a shipper integrated with a TRD.

April 15, 2022

Speakers from left at TempPack: Mark Maurice, Sensitech; Eric Silberstein, eBiotech Consulting, LLC; Bryan Cardis, Eli Lilly and Company; Arif Rahman, MaxQ Research LLC

Aurobindo Pharma USA Increases Distribution Throughput and Performance with New Automated Warehouse System

When the generic pharmaceutical giant wanted to automate its U.S. nerve center, it sought an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) that boosted storage capacity by 450% and increased order fulfillment efficiency.

April 12, 2022

The facility currently ships more than 200 million units annually across 200 product categories to hospitals, doctor’s offices, commercial pharmacies, and retail outlets nationwide.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma Manufacturers Seek Visibility into Processes to Drive Efficiency

The rise of shorter, customized runs in the pharmaceutical industry has strained production capacity at many plants. To keep up with this demand, manufacturers are seeking to improve efficiency by increasing visibility into their operations.

March 21, 2022

Manufacturers are seeking to improve efficiency by increasing visibility into their operations.

Tips for Exporting Goods in 2022

Live from Natural Products Expo West: An international trade expert discusses why you need to know your buyers, what you can ship to a sanctioned country, insurance for sea cargo, and more.

March 9, 2022

Pw 7643 Web Cargo

Smaller Cannabis Vape Pod Carton Brings Big Sustainability Benefits

Cannabis brand STIIIZY redesigns its vape pod packaging with 25% less material, resulting in sustainability and efficiency gains and reduced costs.

February 21, 2022

STIIIZY’s new packaging was created in-house by the company’s large team of in-house designers.

Paper Tube Differentiates a Unique Brand of Cannabis

Live-rosin cannabis maker äkta, one of only two in the space that is single-source, selects a paper tube package for its vape cartridges and concentrates for its sustainability and approachable design.

January 26, 2022

Linear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid Filling

With the help of a track system from B&R, this Polish OEM is building machines that make it practical for liquid products CPGs, like cosmetics or pharma companies, to plan for short and specialized product runs.

December 20, 2021

Unilogo Robotics’ Cleanline packaging system targets liquid product CPGs in industries like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and household cleaners and chemicals.

Traceability/Serialization

DSCSA and the Importance of Exception Management

At the HDA Traceability Online Seminar (Nov. 1-3, 2021) the topic of handling exceptions ranged from ‘in the weeds’ to the philosophical. Processes are still emerging for data issues, organizing quarantine, and more.

November 3, 2021

To meet DSCSA requirements, processes must be put into place to handle supply chain data exchange exceptions.

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