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Machine vision and optical character recognition technologies enhance inspection of packages and labels.

Automating Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection

Stability testing on APIs/finished drug product helps define optimal drug packaging for shelf-life storage.

Stability Testing Determines Proper Drug Storage Parameters

The company is voluntarily recalling three lots of Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 100 mg/20 mL Vial and one lot of Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection, USP, Novaplus because of the potential of cracked glass at the rim of the vials.

Hospira Recalls Labetalol Hydrochloride Due to Cracked Vials

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing reporter for Pharmaceutical Technology.

Automation systems, vehicles, and robots improve efficiency of transporting materials and finished goods in pharmaceutical warehouses. 

Smart Warehouses: Automating Transport in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply

The Multi-Chamber Blister System is a blister package that incorporates Amcor's SafeMix cold form laminate to transport vaccines and sensitive APIs without the need for cool storage.

Multi-Chamber Blister Package Protects Without Cool Storage

The Awards honor innovations in drug delivery and packaging, for better patient safety and compliance.

Pharmapack Award Winners of 2018 Revealed

F. Andreas Toba is Vice President, Intact Pharma Operations, MedInstill Development.

David A. Miller is Manager, Device Performance Engineering, MedInstill Development. 

Bryan R. Campbell is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada.

Debashis Sahoo is Executive Vice-President, Regulators & Key Customers, MedInstill Development.

Daniel Py is chairman and CEO, MedInstill Development.

James P. Agalloco is the president of Agalloco & Associates, P.O. Box 899, Belle Mead, NJ 08502, tel. 908.874.7558, jagalloco@aol.com. He is also a member of Pharmaceutical Technology’s editorial advisory board.

The following study describes a methodology to establish, control, and characterize an aerosolized bioburden within a test chamber and determine the settling rate of the bioburden.

Establishing Correlation Between Aerosol and Surface Microbial Populations

JÃ¼rgen HÃ¶fling is product specialist in packaging technology and a technical writer based in Munich, Germany.

Labels must have special features to prevent tampering of pharmaceutical packaging.

Using Labels to Detect and Prevent Tampering

The Tamper Evident Labeller from LSS Labelling Systems Scandinavia is compliant with the European Falsified Medicines Directive.

Labeling Machine Offers Tamper Evidence

Hallie Forcinio is packing editor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, editorhal@sbcglobal.net.

Closures that protect solid-dosage drugs and the capping equipment that applies them have new product-protecting features.

Packaging and Distribution