Summer Reading Series: User-Centered Design Articles to Catch Up On

Skipping vacation this week? Using your free time to brush up on what you missed? From home care kits and OTC packaging to changes in medical devices and machinery, here are five articles highlighting user-centered design in healthcare.

Keren Sookne

Jul 8, 2021

Arguably, most healthcare packages fall under the "user-centered" category—here are just a few designs or cases of the many that exist.

Medical Product Changes Stemming from User Centered Design

From MD&M BIOMEDigital: a startup, a consultancy, and a large brand owner talk about how interacting with end users changed their medical device and machinery designs.
Watch this video on Unilever's inclusive deodorant packaging.

Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More

57% of Americans with chronic conditions delayed healthcare and experienced a gap in care due to COVID-19, per a recent study. Aetna and other companies are shipping kits with specially curated products to offer self-care or supplement telehealth visits.

Diaper Balm Tube Enables Mess-Free Application, Inspires Children’s Creativity

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Your Next FDA Inspection

Medidex, an AI-powered medical chatbot platform, analyzed every pharmaceutical recall from 2012 through 2024, looking at both how often companies recalled products and how dangerous those recalls were.

Study Reveals the U.S. Pharmaceutical Firms with the Most FDA Recalls

An AI healthcare platform analyzed 13 years of FDA data to identify companies with highest recall rates and most dangerous violations.

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The Barcode Assessment revealed that while most manufacturers are now labeling medical devices with barcodes containing the mandated UDI, healthcare providers aren’t consistently scanning those barcodes at the point of care.

Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation

Claire Lageat, BD Clinical and Human Factors Specialist shared expert insights into how needle choice can impact the self-injection experience.

Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices

FDA warning letters surge - is your team prepared?

New guide reveals expert strategies to prevent regulatory issues and respond effectively to FDA enforcement actions in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing.

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Summer Reading Series: User-Centered Design Articles to Catch Up On

Medical Product Changes Stemming from User Centered Design

From MD&M BIOMEDigital: a startup, a consultancy, and a large brand owner talk about how interacting with end users changed their medical device and machinery designs.
Watch this video on Unilever's inclusive deodorant packaging.

Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More

A fully recyclable push-up paperboard tube not only allows both parent and toddler to easily apply product, but also encourages play and can be reused in clever ways.

Annual OTC Package Design Gallery: Part 1

List: Digitalization Companies From PACK EXPO

Sustainable Healthcare & Medical Device Packaging Suppliers List

Your Next FDA Inspection

Study Reveals the U.S. Pharmaceutical Firms with the Most FDA Recalls

Through the Line: At-home Test Kits

Packaging Recycling Professionals Gathered in Person and Remotely for this Year's Packaging Recycling Summit

Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation

Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices

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Summer Reading Series: User-Centered Design Articles to Catch Up On

From MD&M BIOMEDigital: a startup, a consultancy, and a large brand owner talk about how interacting with end users changed their medical device and machinery designs. Watch this video on Unilever's inclusive deodorant packaging. Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More

A fully recyclable push-up paperboard tube not only allows both parent and toddler to easily apply product, but also encourages play and can be reused in clever ways.

From MD&M BIOMEDigital: a startup, a consultancy, and a large brand owner talk about how interacting with end users changed their medical device and machinery designs.
Watch this video on Unilever's inclusive deodorant packaging.

Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More