Pharmaceutical Technology Europe-11-01-2009

According to a survey conducted by Pharmaceutical Technology Europe (PTE), almost 50% of you believe that cost is the biggest limiting factor to innovation in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.

Following years of development, DataMatrix codes are now a viable labelling solution for pharma manufacturers.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) appointed 42 Technology (42T) to evaluate existing powder dispensing approaches that could be scaled for high speed manufacturing.

Population ageing is an issue often discussed in the media, but its impact on all facets of life has been poorly characterized.

November is finally upon us and the days are getting colder and shorter.

A round-up of news from across the industry.

Apopular definition of insanity is repeating the same task over and over again while expecting a different result. It would appear, therefore, that many people in the contract services industry think the major global bio/pharma companies are insane.

What trends have you witnessed in the pharmaceutical packaging industry in the last 2 years?

Paper is no longer a sufficient format for information storage and interchange in the pharmaceutical industry; documents are inflexible and costly for production and storage.

Chronotherapeutic drug delivery systems (CRDDS) have been recognized as potentially beneficial to the chronotherapy (timeoptimized therapy) of widespread chronic diseases that display time-dependent symptoms.

Mark Copley discusses the methods used for DPI testing and the challenges presented by the current regulatory framework.