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Philippe Adam is vice-president, Global Marketing, Esko.

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This article looks at five of the most common hurdles in packaging and labelling artwork and how to avoid them.

Best Practices: How to Avoid the Five Common Pharma Packaging and Labelling Artwork Hurdles

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, released a report on trends opportunities in packaging of pharmaceuticals and medical devices that predicts increased spending on capital equipment for processing and packaging.

Packaging Association Releases Pharma Packaging Market Report

Interactive Coding Equipment has produced a detailed guide to help pharmaceutical manufacturers make informed choices in the selection of suitable coding equipment for their applications.

ICE Launches New Guide on Pharmaceutical Coding Options

The new patented desiccant stoppers improve the opening of tablet tubes used to contain lozenges, effervescent, and chewable tablets.

Hermes Pharma Introduces User-Friendly Desiccant Stoppers for Tube Containers

Prefilled syringes for commercial supply of the etanercept biosimilar will be produced at Catalent’s Brussels facility in Belgium.

Catalent to Provide Fill and Finish Services for Samsung Bioepis’ Biosimilar

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

Primary packaging and manufacturing technologies minimize product/package interaction, protect quality, support safe travel through the supply chain, and enhance performance at point of use.

Protecting Parenterals in Primary Packaging

Bing Cai, PhD, is acting director, Division of Liquid-Based Products at FDA’s Office of Life Cycle Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center of Drug Evaluation and Research.

Andre Raw, PhD, is senior scientific and policy advisor at FDA’s Office of Life Cycle Products, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center of Drug Evaluation and Research.

Karen A. Bernard, PhD is a Branch Chief in the Office of Lifecycle Drug Products (OLDP) within the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), under the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Karen.Bernard@fda.hhs.gov.

The authors describe some cases of container closure design flaws and actions taken by FDA to mitigate safety risks and increase patient acceptability.

Ophthalmic Drug Packaging: Safety Risks and Patient Acceptability Issues

Pyclear Protection replaces the use of antimicrobial preservatives in multi-dose products without any change to the primary packaging and has no impact on the manufacturing process.

Pylote’s Pyclear Protection Recognized for Best Packaging at the CPhI Pharma Awards

The Koolit Advanced PCM Gel from Cold Chain Technologies provides cold-temperature protection for drugs and vaccines during transport.

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