Packaging, Labeling, and Distribution Systems

Last week, the US Pharmacopeia published proposed standards for the content, language, format, and appearance of prescription drug labels in an effort to enhance patient understanding and safety.

Gilead Sciences to Acquire Arresto Biosciences; Sartorius Appoints Head of Lab Business; and More.

Capable of great works, pharma as a whole still yields to the lesser angels of its nature.

AstraZeneca and Abbott End Program; PhRMA Elects New Members; and More.

Pfizer Recalls One Lipitor Lot; Sanofi Aventis Names Head of R&D; and More.

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Dionex; Former SOCMA CEO Joe Acker Dies; and More.

Company and People Notes: GlaxoSmithKline acquires Nanjing MeiRui Pharma; Cephalon's CEO to remain on medical leave; and more.

Outsourcing packaging functions can save time and money.

The growing uptake of single-use sterile packaging in pharmaceutical production processes mirrors the broader trend towards single-use across every sector of the pharmaceutical industry.

Genzyme Sells Business Unit to Sekisui Chemical; Ablexis Names VP of Research; and More.

Roche Details Restructuring Plan; Sigma-Aldrich Names Successors after CEO's Death; and More.

The US Food and Drug Administration's Puerto Rico district office "may be having difficulty exercising oversight on the numerous pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities on the island," according to Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), chair of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Eli Lilly Acquires Avid Radiopharmaceuticals; EMA Recruiting New Director; and More

sanofi acquires BMP Sunstone; DCAT Names President; and More.

As technology advances, industry's needs are growing.

Remaining calm, cool, and collected during mergers and inspections is a feat in itself.

Used packaging equipment can be a cost-saving, time-saving alternative to new machines.

Product integrity issues in the global pharma market are a hot topic at the moment and many companies are reviewing and increasing their quality control procedures.

Robots are becoming faster, cheaper and smaller. In pharmaceutical packaging applications, robots are often used at the end of the process — either in the primary packing of product into small packs, or further downstream product packing into cartons and subsequent palletising.

Leading European experts from the pharmaceutical packaging industry explain how they are coping with industry trends.

Generally, the pharma industry isn't doing enough to reduce the environmental impact of its packaging materials, but there are various historic reasons for this.

PPD and Bend Research Form Collaboration; Ricerca Makes Senior Appointment; And More.

Pfizer Forms Pact with Biocon; Baxter Makes Appointments; And More.

sanofi to Cut 25% of US Workforce; AMRI Names VP of Chemical Development; And More.

Company and People Notes: Novartis Settles with US Attorney's Office; Hospira Names VP, And More.

The reopened debate over embryonic-stem-cell research could stifle many other scientific pursuits.

From disagreement to denial, being cordial about quality control can be challenging.

Novartis Sells US Enablex Rights; Ricerca Names Chemistry Director; And More.

DSM and PolyTherics in Development Deal; Kite Pharma Appoints President and CEO, And More.

Genzyme Sells Genetics Business; Bausch and Lomb Names Vice-President; and More.