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Materials
Public trust part of the life sciences supply chain mix
Complexities in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biologics supply chain surpass any other industry, except nuclear power. Million-dollar pallets, toxic oncology meds, longer shipping channels—even the public trust, are part of the mix.
April 2, 2014
Healthcare Packaging Publisher Jim Chrzan near the Vietnam memorial in Washington, DC.
Materials
A Washington perspective on healthcare packaging
Visits to PDA, USP, RAPS, and CPSC reveal what works "Inside the Beltway."
March 27, 2014
President Richard M. Johnson of The Parenteral Drug Assn.
Pharmaceuticals
The future of healthcare supply chain security
We know more about how healthcare supply chain security will work in 2024 than looking forward in any previous 10-year period.
March 4, 2014
Dirk Rodgers, who contributed to Healthcare Packaging’s Pharmaceutical Serialization Playbook, is an independent consultant and founder of RxTrace.
Pharmaceuticals
Serialization readiness: What about my partial containers?
When implementing serialization, it’s important to consider handling partial containers.
January 31, 2014
When implementing serialization, it’s important to consider handling partial containers.
Pharmaceuticals
A perspective on DQSA, preemption, and pedigree
Now that DQSA is law, any previous investments to meet California pedigree law can be repurposed to meet the new federal law.
January 1, 2014
Dirk Rodgers
Adherence/Delivery
Your Top 10 Healthcare Packaging stories from 2013
Serialization stories dominated the list among Healthcare Packaging online readers, but the top-read story of the year revealed some dirty deeds.
December 19, 2013
Author Katherine Eban’s (shown here) book “Dangerous Doses,” exposed the dark side of America’s pharmaceutical trade. Here, the investigative journalist looked at the epic inside story of long-term criminal fraud at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans.
Pharmaceuticals
H.R. 3204 bill signed into law
Establishes national track-and-trace/serialization system and brings more federal oversight to large-volume compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medications in bulk.
December 2, 2013
President Obama recently signed into law H.R. 3204, which establishes national track-and-trace/serialization system and brings more federal oversight to large-volume compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medications in bulk.
Pharmaceuticals
UDI and the approaching end of the NDC
FDA’s definition of UDI and its mandate should bring the same benefits to medical devices over the coming years that the National Drug Code has to standardization in its market.
November 8, 2013
Dirk Rodgers
Traceability/Serialization
The healthcare community and the government shutdown
What’s the impact from the just-ended shutdown for makers of pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices? Give us your opinion.
October 18, 2013
What does the recently ended government shutdown mean for the healthcare community?
Pharmaceuticals
Cold chain event embraces all links in the pharmaceutical supply chain
Cold Chain Global Forum acknowledges that all distribution and logistics stakeholders, from packaging suppliers to patients, must be involved in successful temperature management efforts.
October 2, 2013
At the 11th Annual Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum, some 80 companies had exhibits to showcase their products and technologies.
Supply Chain
How to build ambient shipping profiles
Carlos Castro, Cold Chain Project Manager at Bayer Healthcare, describes how ambient profiles should be built and what practices should be avoided.
September 6, 2013
Carlos Castro, Cold Chain Project Manager at Bayer Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals
Working with CMOs under California e-pedigree
For different products, manufacturers may fill the role of an exclusive distributor, a contract manufacturing organization, or a repackager. Each of these would be treated differently under the California law with respect to pedigree origination and updating.
August 28, 2013
Figure 1. Manufacturer A is probably acting as a contract manufacturer/packager on behalf of the NDA holder, manufacturer B.
Materials
Redefining the outsourced supply chain
To state the obvious, contract packaging is rapidly evolving. Perhaps the hardest aspect of a co-pack partnership is finding the right fit in the first place.
July 29, 2013
Hp 22138 Bobsperber 2012
Pharmaceuticals
Aerospace-derived technology helps create more insightful temperature-controlled packaging solutions
Multi-Physics technology used to develop jet engines and Formula One cars offers an alternative for pharmaceutical applications.
July 18, 2013
This image shows thermal variations throughout the entire shipping systems.
Pharmaceuticals
Will generic pharmaceutical manufacturers serialize their drugs in time?
Consider what impact it might have on your business if your company is not ready.
July 11, 2013
Dirk Rodgers
Materials
10 steps to improve efficiencies in the pharmaceutical supply chain
Improving your competitiveness, building sales, cutting costs, tracking product, and upgrading manufacturing equipment and processes are key factors.
July 1, 2013
Improving your competitiveness, building sales, cutting costs, tracking product, and upgrading manufacturing equipment and processes are key factors.
Pharmaceuticals
Boosting security in the pharmaceutical supply chain with serialization
Serialization benefits extend beyond compliance to patient safety, to brand reputation, and to a better understanding of your supply chain process.
June 18, 2013
This photo shows lot number, manufacturing date, expiry date, product information—alphanumeric and 2D DataMatrix code printed by a Wolke thermal ink-jet printer from Videojet.
Supply Chain
Ideas to the rescue
Summit Media Group—on behalf of Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines—to contribute to ColaLife's AidPod project.
June 6, 2013
Pat Reynolds
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