Packaging and Distribution

Purdue?s RFID Pedigree Program Enters Pilot Phase

The unit-dose bar coding rule requires integrating many aspects of packaging design and control.

To help reduce the risks of operator exposure and process cross contamination of powdered materials in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has published ISPE Good Practice Guide: Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment.

RFID and battery-powered containers are among the developments receiving attention in the pharmaceutical cold chain.

Pharmaceutical packaging can no longer be an afterthought in pharmaceutical product development.

Lilly Implements Bar Coding on Individual Insulin Vials

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Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations

Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations

This article examines the different types of dessicants avaliable to the pharmaceutical industry. It provides information on choosing the right type, and how and when it should be used.

A review of Pack Expo International 2004, one of the world's largest packaging trade shows that featured the latest cutting-edge solutions.

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Pharmaceutical Science & Technology News

Pharmaceutical Science & Technology News

Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations

Packaging machines for new or existing lines are easier to operate and change over than they ever were before. Today's packaging machines also accommodate a greater variety of heights, diameters, finishes, or dosage regimen counts.

Pharmaceutical science and technology news

Stakeholders consider ways to improve printed patient inserts.

This article examines automated artwork generation, which enables pharma companies to generate validated artwork for their products' packaging. Automated artwork generation is based on a complete set of data stored in an artwork management system. It enables the dynamic assembly of artwork documents, accelerates traditional processes and significantly reduces costs.

Particulate generation and durability concerns are encouraging pharmaceutical manufacturers to seek alternatives to wood pallets.

This month's column highlights some of the latest innovations in packaging seen at this year's Interphex conference.

Comprehensive Web sites, journals, and other sources help pharmaceutical makers find packaging-related data quickly and easily.

The content and quality of information supplied with drug products are among the most specifically defined areas associated with the products for sale. For patient or drug user, the information is presented in patient information leaflets (PILs) placed in the package. The readability testing of PILs is an important stage in the process of making the texts contained in the summary of product characteristics comprehensible to users, as this article discusses.

Drug makers and their suppliers will need good planning and organization to meet the new bar coding requirements for drug products used in hospitals.

Protecting a product from temperature abuse is gaining importance as regulators seek proof of product stability throughout the distribution process.