Packaging and Distribution

The new storage and distribution facility provides PCI with additional space, complementing its existing footprint currently used for specialist clinical-trial logistics as well as packaging, labeling, and qualified person activities for investigational medicinal products.

At INTERPHEX 2017, exhibitors displayed packaging innovations designed to improve quality, security, and patient protection.

The company is expanding their April 2017 voluntary recall of phenobarbital tablets.

Robotic fill/finish systems reduce human intervention, improve flexibility, and allow more gentle handling of containers.

The agency is warning about the potential threat of respiratory depression in children who take medicines with codeine or tramadol.

Exhibitors focused on helping pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with upcoming DSCSA serialization deadlines.

igital tracking of overall equipment effectiveness can improve efficiency.

Sharp acquired the pharmaceutical packaging facility in Bethlehem, PA.

Uhlmann Packaging Systems joined the OPC Foundation’s Open Serialization Communication Standard (OPEN-SCS) Working Group.

The company has invested GBP9 million (approximately $11.6 million) to fund a new multiple-phase pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging, and distribution facility in Wales, United Kingdom.

INTERPHEX 2017 exhibitors focus on shelf life, traceability, and quality control.

Known as the Fast Series, the company’s new line of preconfigured track-and-trace products are designed to help pharmaceutical companies comply with serialization requirements fast.

Schreiner MediPharm’s multi-functional booklet-label combines several digital security features with an integrated first-opening seal.

Herma’s 152E Wraparound Bottle Labeler eases integration of print and vision systems.

The ready-to-fill packaging solutions for vials are based on Ompi EZ-fill packaging design.

Parenteral packaging will be well-represented at INTERPHEX, especially technologies associated with fill/finish of ready-to-use vials, cartridges, and syringes.

New materials, packaging types, and quality control systems enhance product quality.

Longer packouts are becoming the rule, as logistics service providers and sponsors gain experience planning logistics for clinical trials involving novel therapies.

As the date for implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act approaches, bio/pharma companies and contractors should focus on key areas.

SGS invested in test equipment for analyzing extractables and leachables at its New Jersey laboratory.

Vetter expanded visual inspection facilities and controlled-temperature storage at its Ravensburg Vetter West facility in Germany.

New pharmaceutical blister packaging equipment offers flexibility and integration.

With this new line, Bischof + Klein will double its extrusion capacities for its CleanFlex clean room films.

Pylote SA discusses its Pyclear Protection packaging innovation.

Moisture uptake during the end-to-end manufacturing process and supply chain can affect product quality. Simulation tools based on mechanistic models help define storage and handling requirements for oral solid-dosage drugs.

Advances in materials and equipment for pharmaceutical blister packaging protect quality and enhance shelf life.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers will display a variety of unique packaging solutions during Pharmapack Europe 2017.

Primary packaging and container design reflects a move to patient-friendly formulations and delivery systems.

The co-located Pharma EXPO and PACK EXPO International presented technologies to protect products and people.

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