Manufacturing & Packaging

Cold chain packagers balance cost, performance and compliance approaches

The trend toward self-administered drugs creates a pressing need for better patient-education resources

Contract packager addresses growing clinical-products business

Analysts find that better adherence can be a competitive advantage in new-product introductions

Advanced label technologies serve functions far beyond product identification

The size of clinical trials continues to expand, observers say, creating a ripple effect in pharmaceutical packaging.

Vaccine administration is shifting from multidose vials to prefilled syringes for a host of important safety and economic considerations

Besides the ongoing debate over serialization, drug labels are playing a greater role in anti-counterfeiting, preventing medication errors and improving patient adherence

Avive package changes pharmacy-dispensing practices; MWV also places with second runner-up

As improved medication adherence gains more focus in healthcare, the advantages of compliance packaging are becoming clearer

Supplier of injectable-drug dispensing system sees new opportunities

Microneedles and 'active' patches extend the reach of transdermal applications

Patent-pending technology provides an 'e-fingerprint' to go with barcode data; data can be retrieved from a cloud-based repository

The looming California e-pedigree standards do not specify how to generate product codes, but random codes are easy to produce and essential for supply chain security

Elaborate testing is necessary to ensure the stability and functionality of today's drug-delivery systems

Design choices can make a difference in a crowded market

The long-recommended practice of shared data and plans between biopharma companies and their contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) is beginning to take hold

When pharma deliveries involve a multicomponent kit, contractors offer dedicated services

Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting: Combating the Real Danger from Fake Drugs

Structured product labeling--along with more formalized methods of tracking changes--seek to improve patient safety

UDP proponents have solid data that demonstrate that this form of packaging maintains better compliance with treatment regimens

Leading specialty pharmacy expects to hire 1000, nearly tripling in size over the next five years

While all the market indicators point to healthy growth, managing the CMO relationship is a challenge. Industry collaboration might fill in the regulatory gap

Often mistakenly considered an afterthought, today’s packaging and delivery systems can powerfully affect the safety, efficacy and commercial success of injectables

TruScan and related optical technologies provide economical field testing of product identification or authentication