From the Editors' Desk

Six Instances of Pharma Cargo Theft in October

In October, there were six instances of pharmaceutical cargo theft out of a total of 77 incidents, reports FreightWatch International. California tops the list with the highest number of thefts, with three of the pharma thefts occurring in that state...
Thermo Fisher Unveils Pharma Checkweigher and Metal Detector

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Minneapolis) has announced two new high-performance offerings for the pharmaceutical industry, the Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Rx metal detector and Thermo Scientific Versa Rx checkweigher.
 
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical Packaging Announces Organizational Changes

Chesapeake Pharmaceutical Packaging is pleased to announce two organizational changes to North America’s senior management team. Christopher J. Cassidy, vice president sales and marketing, and Dean Robinson, plant manager for the Raleigh, NC...
MOCON Honored with International Trade Award

The Minnesota Trade Office has honored MOCON Inc. by presenting the company its Governor’s International Trade Award, MOCON reports in a press release. Award recipients are chosen based on their efforts to advance global trade, the development...
Nearly 700 Drugs in Development for Oncology

Propelled by the increased movement toward personalized therapy, drug developers are focusing on targeted products and smaller patient segments. One such emerging segment in oncology research is melanoma. Experts are predicting melanoma cases to...
Schreiner MediPharm Wins Award for Unique Pharma-Comb SL Label

Schreiner MediPharm, (Blauvelt, NY) recently won the TLMI (Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute) Award for its Pharma-Comb SL label. The Pharma-Comb SL label won first place for excellence in technical achievement in the Flat Screen Printing...
Actavis Inc. Issues Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System Lots

Actavis Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced a voluntary recall to the wholesale and retail levels only of 18 lots of Fentanyl Transdermal System 25 mcg/hour C-II patches manufactured for Actavis by Corium International in the United States.
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Simulations Focus on Package Usability

In October, Michigan State University (MSU) and Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging debuted their new program, the Healthcare Packaging Immersion Experience (HcPIE). The event brought together healthcare professionals, medical packaging experts from...
Universal Tray Enhances Product Protection, Reduces Package Weight

Perfecseal, a Bemis Company, has been awarded the Gold Medal, Roll Fed–Medical Category, in the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) 2010 Thermoforming Competition. Collaborating with Ascent, a division of Stryker, the two companies redesigned the...
AirPouch FastWrap from Automated Packaging Systems Produces Air-Filled Wrap on Demand

At Pack Expo International this week Automated Packaging Systems debuted its new protective wrapping system for producing cellular cushioning wrap and air-filled tubes. Designed to produce material on demand at packaging stations, the portable,...