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Fall 2007

Going that ‘last mile’

Wal-Mart, Thomas Jefferson hospital pros address pharmaceutical cold chain issues....

Global pharma packaging to exceed $34 billion

Developed countries in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan will account for nearly three-fourths of the demand for worldwide pharmaceutical packaging....

ISPE releases guide for biologics

“With the rapid growth in the biopharmaceutical industry over the past two decades, the number of newly approved biological products has dramatically increased,” says the Intl. Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)....

Healthy prognosis for RFID

Although the use of radio-frequency identification is in its early stage, “RFID holds great potential for the healthcare industry, and the adoption of the technology is expected to increase significantly owing to the benefits it offers.”...

Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum ‘08 takes shape

Packaging Hall of Fame inductee Edward J. Bauer, investigative reporter and award-winning author Katherine Eban, and Joint Equipment Transition Team (JETT) Chairman Jim John are among the speakers scheduled to make presentations at the upcoming Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (PPF) 2008....

Healthcare Packaging Community Minute

Companies • The Klöckner Pentaplast Group will expand polyester film capacity at its Beaver, WV, facility, with start-up targeted for March 2008....

Swim against the tide to build OTC brands through design

The marketing value of packaging is a largely untapped frontier in OTC pharmaceuticals....

Packaging machine provides healthy mail-order results

Group Health automates its downstream prescription printing and packaging functions to save labor and space and meet increasing demands....

Packaging carries its weight with GlaxoSmithKline’s alli

Conveying and collating equipment prove instrumental in GSK Consumer Healthcare’s launch of alli, the only FDA-approved, OTC weight-loss product....

Starter pack packs punch for Alli

Shown in the photo on page 24, the alli starter pack, from the outside in, includes the following packaging and products:...

Diverse approach counters counterfeiting

Using varying technologies makes it more challenging for counterfeiters to keep pace with your packaged pharmaceuticals, suggests Bryan A. Liang of the Institute of Health Law Studies....

IHLS: Where healthcare and the law interact

The San Diego-based Institute of Health Law Studies' mission is "improving healthcare today...for all our tomorrows."...

Study reports aging population drives medical device packaging

Despite steady growth, expect stiff competition because of cost-reduction pressures created by device manufacturers....

Mexico leads Latin America in pharmaceutical packaging

Sales growth through 2010 will be fueled by the country’s overall economy and by more than 5,000 expiring patents....

Prototype pack has designson medical emergencies

Savannah College of Art and Design’s Christine Doolittle develops a ready-to-use, prefilled syringe prototype pack for medical emergencies....

Desiccants for in-vitro diagnostic devices

• drop-in, fit-in, or build-in desiccants protect against moisture that can damage sensitive device components and interfere with test results • drop-in approach offers protection in secondary packaging for single-use devices; fit-in involves the integration of Coated Solid Form sorbents;...

Disposable pipettes

• LDPE, nonsterile disposable transfer pipettes are available in three sizes: 5 mL graduated to 1 mL, 7 mL graduated to 3 mL, and 23-mL nongraduated • for use in laboratories, scientific and testing facilities, and in noncritical healthcare applications...

Unit-dose pharmacy bottle

• stackable HDPE NextBottle dispenses one dose at a time, while indicating the day and/or time to better assure patient compliance in taking medication • provides a “push-and-turn” cap that provides child-resistance and easy opening for adults • bottle label...

Vapor transmission film

• Arnitel VT 3104 film for medical applications such as gowns and drapes • offers breathability and high melt point for sterilization • optimized for cast extrusion and extrusion-coating processes DSM Engineering Plastics...

cGMP-compliant labels with RFID tags

• pressure-sensitive labels with 100%-readable RFID tags delivered ready to use for item-level products, as well as for cases and pallets • RFID labels are part of the company’s RxTrackNSecure protective product line to combat diversion and counterfeiting Cortegra...

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