Manufacturing

Hallie Forcinio is BioPharm International's packaging editor, editorhal@sbcglobal.net

Articles

Labeling, printing, and on-dose tagging technologies provide a multi-layered approach to anticounterfeiting for pharmaceuticals.

Counterfeiting Countermeasures

The study found that more than 90% of packages and cases scanned at three companies met all of the labeling requirements, with three years remaining until the final DSCSA deadline in 2023.

GS1 Healthcare Study Shows the Pharmaceutical Industry is Making Progress Toward Interoperability

Anticounterfeiting technology protects the supply chain from manufacturer to patient.

Countering Counterfeiters and Diverters

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Packaging and transporting large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines pose challenges for the cold chain.

Accelerating Technology Adoption to Track the Cold Chain

Acorda’s Chelsea, MA facility will serve as a global center of excellence in the Catalent network for spray-dried dispersion and dry powder encapsulation and packaging.

Catalent to Acquire Acorda Therapeutics’ Manufacturing and Packaging Operations

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing editor of BioPharm International.

Podcasts

Pharmaceutical Technology interviewed Cloudleaf about trends in tracking vaccines through the supply chain.

Trends in Vaccine Tracking

The films are now available in three options of varying thickness for added protection against moisture and oxygen.

ACG Films Expands its Portfolio of Ultra-High Barrier Blister Films

Due to a packaging error, the company is voluntarily recalling one lot of sildenafil 100 mg tablets for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and one lot of trazodone 100mg tablets for the treatment of major depressive disorder.  

AvKARE Recalls Two Products After Packaging Mix-Up

Freezers, shipping containers, and tracking systems aid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

New Products for the Pharma Cold Chain  

Todd Meussling is the Fresh-Lock senior manager market development.

Flexible packaging benefits align with challenges including an aging population, compliance requirements, e-commerce, serialization, and a need for recyclability. 

A Flexible Future: Adopting Reclosable, Flexible Pouches for Pharmaceutical Packaging

Software automates the labeling process, ensures compliance with regulations, prevents errors, and cuts costs. 

Systems Simplify Label Management 

Through the acquisition, PTI will gain access to LDA’s lead product, the SIMS 1915+, a helium leak test system that combines its helium leak detection technology with its SIMS software for data collection and analysis.

PTI Completes Acquisition of LDA

Packaging suppliers prepare to meet the demand unleashed by COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. 

Is the Packaging Supply Chain Ready?

Eisai has announced an expansion of its manufacturing operations at its Hatfield production plant in the United Kingdom to meet global demand. 

Eisai Invests in UK Manufacturing Operations

Jill Wechsler is BioPharm International's Washington Editor, jillwechsler7@gmail.com.

Experts fear confusion over allocation processes, cold-chain requirements, and IT systems needed to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Raises Multiple Challenges

The companies will work together to produce a wearable device that can subcutaneously deliver ketamine therapy as a non-opioid pain treatment.

Stevanato Group Partners with Bexson Biomedical on a Wearable Drug Delivery Device

The rebranding stems from the company’s expanded services which include 3PL services, supply chain transparency solutions, and retail pharma product procurement for over-the-counter medications.

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging Rebrands as Legacy Pharma Solutions

Broader application of RFID in pharmaceutical packaging benefits caregivers and patients. 

Pharma Packaging Employs RFID Technology in Labels and Caps

Polymeric containers offer an alternative to glass.

Considering Materials for Vaccine Containers

Tjoapack is investing in fully automated lines, including a PFS line with an initial capacity of 7 million syringes per year and a vial line with an eventual capacity of more than 12 million vials per year.

Packaging, Labeling, and Distribution Systems