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Celebrating 20 years in healthcare product packaging

Our award-winning editorial team will go back in time to recap the biggest developments in pharma & medical device packaging

Our award-winning editorial team will go back in time to recap the biggest developments in pharma & medical device packaging

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Visionary Awards 2013

Recognize people in packaging who deliver forward-thinking ideas and game-changing solutions in the packaging community

Recognize people in packaging who deliver forward-thinking ideas and game-changing solutions in the packaging community

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Plan to Attend Pharmapack North America

June 18-19, 2013 ~ Philadelphia, PA

June 18-19, 2013  ~  Philadelphia, PA

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Pharmapack North America: Protect Today’s New Drugs against Contamination

Today’s pharmaceuticals are increasingly being delivered via novel routes, and many are designed for patients to use when treating themselves. “Drug products are undergoing design revisions, giving changing patient populations user-friendly options,” explains Don Singer, Global Lead Quality Manager, Microbiology R&D, GlaxoSmithKline. “It is not just pills and tablets any more. We are seeing many inhalable and intranasal products, and parenterals are no longer just delivered directly by standard syringes and from vials, especially in the oncology field.

Double-Barrier Packaging Still Ideal, Nurses Report at HealthPack

Nurses prefer double-barrier packaging, consisting of a sealed tray within either another tray or a pouch, learned attendees at HealthPack 2013 in Louisville, KY. Such preferences along with feedback on package recycling and usability were shared during HealthPack’s annual Voice of the Customer survey and live nurses panel. This year’s survey results were gathered by Jennifer Foreman and Jennifer Neid Benolken and presented by Foreman on March 13, marking the survey’s fifth year.

2012 Compliance Packages of the Year Announced by HCPC

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) awarded the winners of its annual Compliance Package of the Year competition at RxAdherence 2013, the organization’s annual conference on patient adherence and compliance prompting packaging issues.
Named 2012 Compliance Package of the Year, Avive from MWV Healthcare, is a patient-customized, multi-medication, 30-day dosing system.

From the Editors' Desk

Perfecseal Wins Society of Plastics Engineers Award

Perfecseal earns the 2010 SPE roll-fed, thin-gauge medical thermoformed parts Gold Medal for design of the Ascent Gyrus thermoformed tray. The tray, which was designed and manufactured by Perfecseal’s Mankato, MN, team, features an engineered...
Odor Prompts Tylenol Recall

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling one product lot of Tylenol 8-Hour caplets 50 count bottles to the retail level. McNeil is taking this action following a small number of complaints of a musty or moldy odor. This recall is being conducted with...
Multisorb Announces New President

Jim Renda has been promoted to president of Multisorb Technologies. As president, Renda will be responsible for leading the global operations and business for the company. The announcement was made by Mike McGee, Chairman of Multisorb Technologies, in...
Flottman Co. Honored for Business Practices

Flottman Co. has been named as the 2010 Tri-State Family Business of the Year (50-plus years in business) by the University of Cincinnati's Goering Center for Family and Private Business. Nominees for this award are judged on the best practices of...
Pill Timer Addresses Adherence

Rexam Pharmaceutical Packaging and Med Time Technology Inc. team up to provide pharmacists with an innovative way to remind customers to take their medication on time. The Pill Timer will soon be available as a result of an agreement between Med Time...