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Biopharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk Collaborates With BioMed X For New Oral Peptide Drug Delivery
The initiative aims to support new ideas for innovative oral formulations for peptide drugs such as GLP-1 receptor agonists.
August 19, 2025
The new project, entitled “Prolonged Retention of Oral Peptide Formulations in the Gut”, aims to develop novel oral formulation technologies that achieve site-specific, prolonged retention of tablets or capsules within the lower small intestine.
Package Design
IoPP Announces 2025 Professional & Student AmeriStar Winners
The Theraflu nasal mist side-actuated nasal spray from Haleon won best in show.
August 6, 2025
Theraflu Nasal Mist Side-Actuated Nasal Spray from Haleon
Traceability/Serialization
Digital Solutions Improve Serialization and Cold Chain Management
As the demand for refrigerated biologics grows, PCI Pharma Services adopts new technology to ensure drug safety and efficacy during manufacturing.
August 4, 2025
With biologics comprising over 40% of drugs in development, the need for precise temperature control is paramount.
Adherence/Delivery
BD Announces First Pharma-Sponsored Clinical Trial Using Its Wearable Injector Technology for Biologics
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
July 30, 2025
The BD Libertas™ Wearable Injector is an innovative, prefilled, patient ready-to-use drug delivery system designed to enable delivery of complex biologics via subcutaneous injection.
Regulatory
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.
Adherence/Delivery
Packaging’s Role in the Effective Use of At-Home Test Kits
At-home testing is growing and packaging plays a big role in helping customers use them correctly to ensure accurate results.
April 24, 2025
The pandemic normalized at-home testing but also spurred a broader consumer interest, across a wide demographic, in using at-home testing to explore different aspects of their health.
Industry News
Announcing the Pharmapack 2025 Awards
Discover the 2025 Pharmapack award winners that are redefining pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery.
January 23, 2025
Pharmapack Europe announces the winners of its newly reformatted Pharmapack Awards, recognizing excellence in six key categories.
Regulatory
Appropriate Steps to Avoid And Answer FDA Warning Letters in 2025
The rate of warnings initiated by the FDA continues to rise in the pharma and medical device industries. Knowing how to best attempt to prevent them and respond to them can be equally important.
January 14, 2025
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Market Trends
Pharmapack Predictions 2025: the Good the Bad and…. the Donald 2.0
Biologic approvals, drug delivery advancements, GLP-1 generics and the long-sought funding return to drive a record year in 2025
January 10, 2025
While changes are anticipated and the direction remains difficult to forecast, the industry appears confident that there will be more winners than losers, regardless of the path taken during the next administration.
Market Trends
Top Articles of 2024, #10: Novo Nordisk’s Fight Against Ozempic Counterfeits
The #10 most clicked article of 2024: Investigations by the pharmaceutical giant into the proliferation of fake versions of its medicine highlight how drugmakers can be proactive, collaborate with authorities on tackling counterfeiting.
December 22, 2024
Injectables like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic run the risk of counterfeit relabeling.
Traceability/Serialization
Three Essential Questions Healthcare Supply Chain Packaging Leaders Must Answer Before DSCSA Enforcement Begins
Your executive team might be asking, “We have been serializing for years, are we not done?”
November 18, 2024
The complexities of the U.S. supply chain combined with the fundamental requirement of all organizations – large and small – to exchange data electronically is chartering new ground in the industry.
Industry News
FDA Approves Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccine for Self- or Caregiver-Administration
This marks the first influenza vaccine that does not need to be administered by a healthcare provider.
September 23, 2024
FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza that does not need to be administered by a healthcare provider.
Workforce
Prominent People in Packaging: Ron Yakubison
Yakubison discusses the evolution of pharmaceutical packaging, and the unique position of integrating packaging materials and machinery expertise.
September 11, 2024
Ron Yakubison is the Executive Director, Packaging Solutions and Strategy Implementation, part of Packaging Tech Ops at MSD.
Biopharmaceuticals
ARS Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval of neffy®
ARS Pharmaceuticals
The epinephrine nasal spray is the first and only needle-free treatment for type I allergic reactions.
August 14, 2024
ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shares that the U.S. FDA approved neffy® (epinephrine nasal spray) 2 mg for the treatment of Type I Allergic Reactions.
Medical Device/Packaging
Navigating LVI Device Integration in Pharma: 9 Considerations
At Pharmapack 2024, Teva Pharmaceuticals provided insight into large-volume delivery system integration tactics.
April 4, 2024
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Packaging/Filling
7 Success Attributes for a Super-Orphaned Drug Manufacturing Suite
Takeda manufactures one batch of infant botulism treatment every five years. Source plasma only comes from around 30 donors. Hear about their “batch right, first time” approach, because there is no second chance to get it right.
March 27, 2024
Takeda's Pat Gavit presented at the PDA Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA.
Packaging/Filling
Pharma Manufacturers Need Agile Training Amid Employee Turnover
Ignoring workforce trends won't make them go away. Facing high turnover and changing attitudes toward work, proficiency that once took years must now be condensed.
March 26, 2024
Nitin Rathore, PhD, vice president, Amgen Inc., presented at the PDA Annual Meeting 2024.
Adherence/Delivery
Top 10 of 2023 - #6: CVS Pharmacy Launches Vitamin Dispenser that Opens with a Fingertip
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. At #6, the new CVS Health QuickServe Vitamin Dispensing System offers visual access to daily supplements in a reusable dispenser that delivers one pill at a time.
December 28, 2023
The consumer can quickly access a single vitamin by opening the door with a fingertip. The door features a divot for easy opening. (Image credit: CVS Pharmacy)
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