What Does Pharmacy Automation Mean for Packaging?

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Pharmaceutical TechnologyPharmaceutical Technology-01-02-2002
Volume 26
Issue 1

A limited number of container sizes, dispensing lanes, computerized tracking, and polyethylene mailing bags are just a few of the new elements of packaging launched at one company's automated pharmacy facility.

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