Manufacturing

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

Articles

Packaging film suppliers offer new materials and alternatives to Barex copolymers.

Barrier Films Protect Pharmaceuticals

New materials and software modeling streamline the blister-package design process.

Building a Barrier in Solid-Dosage Drug Packaging

New pharmaceutical packaging equipment includes advances in automation and efficient systems.

Packaging Innovations Displayed at Pharma EXPO

New child-resistant packaging designs meet regulatory requirements, and consumer research into child-resistant closures continues.

Child-Resistant Packaging Meets Regulations and Consumer Needs

Temperature-controlled packaging trends include prequalified systems that simplify adoption, reusable systems that are more sustainable, and new temperature-monitoring technology.

Packaging Addresses Cold-Chain Requirements

InnoPack, which runs alongside CPhI Worldwide in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, is specially focused on pharmaceutical packaging. This is the place where companies gather to showcase their latest innovations and technologies in packaging. In this article, Martin Dallas from Essentra explains the role of innovative packaging technologies.

Anticounterfeiting Packaging 101

The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally used glass as a primary material for containment systems due to a variety of characteristics that enable generally safe and efficient drug storage. However, there are many risks associated with glass.

Reducing Particulates: Mitigating the Risk of Recall through Material Compatibility

Trends driving pharmaceutical packaging include product protection, productivity boosters, and patient adherence improvement.

Eight Trends to Watch in 2014

Temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and biologics depend on a variety of services and technologies to establish, maintain, and verify proper storage and transport conditions.

Maintaining and Verifying the Cold Chain

Solid-dosage forms and parenteral products benefit from next-generation packaging machines.

Packaging Trends