Packaging and Distribution

FDA has withdrawn the proposed rule that would have allowed generic-drug makers to independently update and distribute new safety information in drug labels.

Catalent will expand primary packaging capabilities and commission an automated, high-speed bottling line for clinical packaging of capsules and tablets.

Pharmapack Europe expects further increases in innovation across packaging and drug delivery to mirror overall industry trends.

As biologic drugs grow increasingly complex, drug delivery mechanisms such as prefilled syringes are being adapted to meet the challenges.

The company added a new EUR 63-million (US$72-million) packaging center at its manufacturing site in Darmstadt, Germany.

The company will complete an expansion of its secondary packaging capabilities at its Ravensburg, Germany site by 2020.

A stick-pack laminate packaging film from Amcor uses Pylote’s antimicrobial packaging technology to eliminate the need for preservatives in the liquid pharmaceutical contents.

The investment includes an upgrade and expansion of the company’s packaging and softgel encapsulation capabilities at its facility in Aprilia, Italy.

Bormioli Pharma, a provider of integrated glass and plastic containers, closures, and accessories for packaging, will showcase products at CPhI Worldwide 2018 at booth 4C20, from Oct. 9–11, 2018.

Neopac, provider of high-quality tube packaging, has announced in a press release it will introduce a new eyecare solution at CPhI’s event in Madrid, Spain from Oct. 9–11, 2018.

Barrier materials, scavengers, and good seal integrity maximize shelf-life of oral solid-dosage drug packaging.

Romaco Siebler and Huhtamaki will premiere a push-through strip packaging for pharmaceuticals at CPhI WorldWide 2018.

The World Packaging Organization will present a keynote session at CPhI discussing trends affecting pharmaceutical packaging, including user-friendly design.

The agency announced that differences in strength expression on product labels of compounders and conventional manufacturers may lead to dosing errors.

A keynote session at CPhI will discuss how the trend to personalized medicine affects pharmaceutical packaging.

Insulated shippers boost recyclable and renewable content.

PCI Pharma Services and CSP Technologies will partner on protective packaging solutions for clinical trials and stability testing.

August Faller will demonstrate boxes for expanded communication space, smart packaging, and tamper-evident labels.

Gerresheimer started producing its Gx RTF ClearJect cyclo-olefin copolymer syringes in Germany and will exhibit at CPhI WorldWide 2018.

Gore’s new flexible freeze containers are designed to protect high-value drug substances from container breakage or leakage.

groninger and SKAN have collaborated to develop Integra, a production line concept that integrates both an isolator and filling machine for vials with a large capacity range.

Single-use technologies, modular systems, and robots are on the rise.

Automated robotic arms manipulate nested trays and containers inside closed aseptic filling systems.

Pharma packaging manufacturer Sanner has expanded capacity at its site in Budapest, Hungary.

The company is voluntarily recalling one lot of Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP 12.5 Mg because of a labeling mix-up.