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Packaging/Filling

NJM Introduces CFE Tablet Counter for Solid-Dose Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals

At Booth N-5900, NJM will showcase the CFE tablet counter, a compact and highly accurate system that integrates NJM's bottle handling with Cremer counting technology, designed to count and fill solid-dose products into bottles at high speeds.

July 17, 2025

NJM CFE Tablet Counter

Adherence/Delivery

New Packaging Breakthrough Reduces Medication Nonadherence

PackMyMeds organizes multiple medications into clearly labeled pouches by day, date, and time.

July 14, 2025

Some 75% majority of Americans struggle to take their medications as directed, according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

McKesson’s New Consumer-Focused OTC Brand Includes an Aluminum Packaging Line

Combining affordability, sustainability, and smart design, the new private-label line helps meet the growing demand at independent pharmacies nationwide.

July 9, 2025

Every element of the package design, including the distinctive ampersand, was intentionally crafted to resonate with shoppers.

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.

July 7, 2025

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.

Pharmaceuticals

Dual Lane Conveyors

Deitz Co. offers Dual lane Pharmafill CV Series conveyors that split single-file bottles into two lanes, allowing two tablet counting machines to operate simultaneously.

June 30, 2025

Deitz Tc3 Tablet Counters

Adherence/Delivery

Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices

A recent webinar from BD shared important insights into patient fear and anxiety over self-injection and how the right device can ease it.

June 30, 2025

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

How AI Will Help Brands Transform Packaging Compliance and Speed to Market

RegASK’s AI tool uses machine learning, in partnership with Esko, to deliver clear, up-to-date regulatory information, helping brands keep up with changing rules in different markets.

June 23, 2025

To address the new and evolving regulations within the industry, and streamline packaging development, RegASK recently partnered with Esko, a global leader in integrated software and hardware solutions for packaging and labeling.

Neopac Wins Two Prestigious Tube of the Year Awards from the US Tube Council

Hoffmann Neopac AG

Voltaren Polyfoil Tube, produced on Neopac’s new U.S. tube line, receives top honors for seamlessly combining patient-friendly features with aesthetic appeal.

June 20, 2025

Voltaren Polyfoil Tube

Traceability/Serialization

The Requirements of Pharmaceutical Packaging Compliance: System Integration, Investment, and Collaboration

In this Prominent People in Packaging interview, Aladin Alkhawam discusses the challenges and intricacies of implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in the pharmaceutical packaging sector.

June 18, 2025

Alkhawam, who now runs his own consulting service, has dedicated recent years to focusing on the DSCSA regulation, which is set to take full effect soon.

Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging: Uniting for Change

Duncan Flack from Honeywell will discuss the importance of collaboration across the value chain at the Packaging Recycling Summit next week.

June 16, 2025

Collaboration in promoting sustainability in healthcare is a commercial necessity.

Adherence/Delivery

Combination Products Pack Development: The Importance of Confidence in Packaging

Watch: Collaboration between marketing, human factors, and packaging teams is essential for successful product development.

June 11, 2025

Traceability/Serialization

Column: Improving DSCSA Data Exchange Accuracy During the FDA’s Phased Exemption Periods

Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)

As the first exemption period has come to an end, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance and its members, have seen significant improvements in trading partner serialized transaction data exchange.

June 9, 2025

For distributors, technical troubleshooting for inadequate bar codes and label quality remains challenging to resolve and onboarding new manufacturers can be difficult because it is time-consuming and highly technical.

Through the Line Podcast: Bayer's Sustainable Blister Pack

The new PET blister has a significant reduction in emissions (38% CO₂ by unit) and is 18% lighter than the old packaging.

June 6, 2025

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

Pharmaceuticals

BIOVOX

June 5, 2025

Is a Circular Economy the Most Direct Path to Sustainability in Healthcare?

Diving into the complexities of sustainability within healthcare packaging that include circular economy strategies, takeback programs, and addressing scope three emissions.

June 4, 2025

One of Novo Nordisk's most tangible circular initiatives is its takeback program for used injector pens in Denmark.

Avantium Signs Capacity Reservation Agreement with BIOVOX for PEF in Pharmaceutical Applications

The agreement demonstrates Avantium's commitment to supply its plant-based and recyclable PEF polymer for various pharmaceutical applications, leveraging its proprietary FDCA production process.

June 3, 2025

Shoring Up the Healthcare Packaging Supply Chain is a Lot Like Flying a Plane

Tariffs could be a hidden opportunity for packaging professionals to re-evaluate and diversify suppliers.

June 2, 2025

The experts agree that there is no time to waste the chance to re-evaluate your packaging supply chain, strengthen its resiliency, and mitigate the impact of potential tariffs.

Pharmaceuticals

Oliver Healthcare Packaging Opens Facility in Johor to Meet the Needs of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies in Asia-Pacific

Oliver Healthcare Packaging

The 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is the largest of Oliver’s plants in the region.

May 30, 2025

From (left): Mohd Reduan Mohd Zabri, Director, Johor Office Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Michael Benevento, President & Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Healthcare Packaging, Yang Berhormat Tuan Lee Ting Han, Chairman of Johor State Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee, Kenneth De Muynck, General Manager, Asia-Pacific Oliver Healthcare Packaging, Warren Shaw, Vice President, Global R&D & Quality, Oliver Healthcare Packaging, at the grand opening of Oliver Healthcare Packaging's Johor manufacturing facility.