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Section: Industry News > Regulatory
Nutraceuticals/Dietary
New label warnings for some common OTC medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently took aggressive steps to toughen regulation of some very common over-the-counter pain and fever medications.
July 23, 2009
Regulatory
FDA issues anti-counterfeiting draft guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in mid-July issued a draft guidance on the use of inks, pigments, flavors, and other physical-chemical identifiers (PCIDs) employed by manufacturers to make drug products more difficult to duplicate by counterfeiters and easier to authenticate.
July 16, 2009
Robotics/Automation
A change of course for pharmaceutical manufacturing
The FDA's Quality-by-Design initiative holds potential to transform the pharmaceutical industry's approach to drug development and manufacturing.
July 1, 2009
Labeling/Printing
Medical device packaging takes center stage in New York
Johnson & Johnson exec addresses the growing sophistication of counterfeiters; operating room nurses evaluate medical device packaging.
June 12, 2009
Medical Device/Packaging
Health professionals express ESD concerns
During HealthPack 2009 in Memphis, several conference users and attendees outlined issues pertaining to static electri-city with packaging materials, electrostatic discharge (ESD)-protective compliant packaging, and electrostatic attraction (ESA) observations with packaging.
June 10, 2009
Adherence/Delivery
Six steps to pharmaceutical packaging sustainability
Through proactive planning, regulations need not be a hindrance to environmentally friendly pharmaceutical packaging practices.
June 10, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Hamburg faces daunting issues
The position of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner is always thankless, but nowadays it may be shading over into undesirable.
June 10, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Development costs discourage pharma packaging innovation
Product development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation, says Packaging Hall of Fame inductee Edward J. Bauer in this Q&A. Bauer is senior director, product and package innovation and development for Pittsburgh-based General Nutrition Centers.
June 5, 2009
Packaging/Filling
The clinical supply chain: Strategies for scheduled drugs
At a time when clinical trials demand increasingly complex supply chain support, managing the special challenges associated with scheduled drugs requires meticulous planning, a thorough understanding of government regulations, and the skill to navigate them successfully.
June 1, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Lessons learned in healthcare packaging projects
Respondents to an exclusive Packworld.com survey reveal the best--and worst--packaging projects they have been involved with, sharing what they learned.
May 28, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical packaging: How much progress?
When Editor Jim Butschli and I started Healthcare Packaging five years ago, we agreed that two of the major issues facing the healthcare packaging community were poor packaging line efficiencies and little innovation in structure or functionality of package design.
May 19, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
'Counterfeit Drugs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You'
The World Health Organization estimates that counterfeit drugs account for about 10% of the global drug supply, with the percentage much higher in developing countries.
May 15, 2009
Traceability/Serialization
On-demand Webcast: How to think strategically about your Brand-Protection initiatives
Learn how track-and-trace technology fits into your authentication and anti-counterfeiting toolset and see how it can be applied in a wide range of industries.
May 12, 2009
Medical Device/Packaging
ESD-safe packaging considerations for microprocessor-driven medical devices
Medical and pharmaceutical professionals must adhere to protective measures in safeguarding ESD-sensitive devices against electrostatic discharge.
May 12, 2009
Pharmaceuticals
Tolmar improves packaging prefilled syringes with thermoformed trays
Foil pouches were more costly and didn't allow health professionals to see what was inside the package. A clear, thermoformed tray answers the call.
May 12, 2009
Nutraceuticals/Dietary
Open innovation in OTC drug development
"Open Innovation" was the theme of the keynote address at the annual Regulatory and Scientific Conference of the Consumer Healthcare Products Assn. , held May 7 - 8 in National Harbor, MD.
May 8, 2009
Supply Chain
Packaging material structure provides item-level e-Pedigree alternative
A packaging material "fingerprint" provides an anti-counterfeiting alternative to other well-known technologies.
May 4, 2009
Regulatory
Proofreading tools tackle clinical trial tasks
Clintrak Clinical Labeling Services employs text-inspection software and camera verification systems to automate its clinical trial proofreading functions.
May 4, 2009
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