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Forming Tactics for Blister Films
Barrier films can create line performance challenges.
In blister materials, pharmaceutical companies' first priority is protecting the product, and at the lowest possible cost. Material performance on the packaging line is another issue to be considered, with pharma firms focused on improving line uptimes and speed.
Stowing Large Loads
New solutions for pallet-sized cargo target costs and risk.
Innovative designs and systems for handling pallet-sized loads of temperature-sensitive cargo have emerged with regularity in recent years, catering in large part to growth in global shipments of pharmaceutical ingredients and products.
Schering-Plough Upgrades Clinical Trial Distribution
With a new approach using Credo shippers and Elpro data loggers,
a company reduces excursion rates and costs.
After completing an assessment of shipping technologies and supply chain practices, Schering-Plough (S-P) has adopted new container and data-monitoring solutions for clinical supply distribution.
DOT Proposes New Rules on Lithium Batteries
Only very small cells are exempt from Class 9 Hazardous Status in
air transport.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new regulations for air shipments of lithium batteries that would designate small lithium batteries and cells as Class 9 materials to be handled as potentially hazardous.
BioShell Custom Designs for Single-Use Bulk Bags
Staying Ahead of the Game
Serialization pilots and nanoscale security systems drive anticounterfeiting efforts.
Companies have put processes in place for complying with states’ drug pedigree requirements and are piloting the serialization of drug packaging, in an uncertain regulatory environment.
Ampac Debuts Front-Panel Zippered Pouch
Ampac Flexibles has launched a reclosable, stand-up pouch that situates the zipper on the pouch’s front panel. In the Easy Zip Pouch, the user pulls a tab to access the zipper located below the header.
Packagers do not have to fill through a zipper and users don’t have to struggle with getting to the zipper through the top of the package.
Converters Adopt Cryptoglyph System
A system allows pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers—and
perhaps their supply-chain partners—to authenticate packages through
covert marking.
Rondo-Pak (Norristown, PA) and Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging are each offering the
Cryptoglyph security solution from AlpVision SA (Vevey, Switzerland). The solution helps reduce converters’ costs by enabling covert marking using standard inks and printing processes. Users in the field can then quickly verify a package’s authenticity using standard electronic devices.
Striving For Consumer Impact
OTC designs convey messages of convenience.
Over-the-counter (OTC) drug and medical device packaging confronts a variety of requirements. It has to protect the product and carry required labeling. Marketers have therefore heightened package graphics, emphasized easy-to-use packaging and product dispensing, and deployed compliance- prompting formats for the purpose of differentiating their brands within the store.
Serving A Changing Industry
Vendors are helping meet the demands of evolving regulations and a challenging marketplace
Packaging service providers are being called upon for support over a range of critical issues confronting the pharmaceutical industry.
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