All Pharmaceutical articles – Page 6
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ArticleAmcor signs agreement with ExxonMobil for five-year supply of recycled polyethylene
Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase an increasing supply of chemically recycled certified circular polyethylene in a bid to reach its goal of 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030.
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ArticleTekniPlex launches dispensing liners with peel tabs for range of product types
TekniPlex Consumer Products has released a range of Peel n Pour dispensing liners with a peel tab design set to package a range of liquid, powder, and solid products, cut down production costs, and simplify sourcing demands.
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ArticlePA Consulting and PulPac’s Blister Pack Collective seeks to replace PVC blister packs with recyclable fibre equivalents
PA Consulting and PulPac have formed the Blister Pack Collective, which calls upon organisations in the pharma, consumer health, and FMCG industries to make use of PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology and provide a recyclable alternative to PVC blister packs.
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ArticleDigital twin solution from Merck offers increased traceability
German drugmaker Merck KGaA and Gerresheimer, which provides healthcare packaging and drug delivery systems for pharma, biotech and cosmetics, have jointly developed a digital twin solution to increase traceability and trust in crucial steps along the pharmaceutical supply chain.
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ArticleAptar Pharma and TFF Pharmaceuticals’ nasal spray for dry powder vaccines aim to reduce syringe waste and benefit human health
Aptar Pharma has combined its intranasal Unidose Powder Nasal Spray System with TFF Pharmaceuticals’ Thin Film Freezing technology platform to develop and test the administration of dry powder vaccines.
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ArticlePrefilled syringes with RFID labels launched by Schreiner MediPharm and SCHOTT Pharma
Pharma label specialist Schreiner MediPharm and SCHOTT Pharma, which produces drug containment and delivery solutions for medications, have been engaged in a partnership for several years. Its objective is to develop new smart concepts that add functional value to prefilled syringes.
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ArticleSonoco ThermoSafe provides reusable parcel packaging for temperature-sensitive products
Sonoco ThermoSafe is expanding its Orion Rental packaging program – providing reusable parcel packaging for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and other temperature-sensitive applications – with an additional service station in Brussels.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging International reveals serialisation solution intending to provide anti-counterfeit and data protection measures for pharmaceuticals
Graphic Packaging International has announced its new serialisation solution for packaging in the pharmaceutical sector, expected to combat the circulation of falsified medical products and facilitate pharma-compliance in data handling.
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ArticleTekniPlex Healthcare announces ‘world’s first’ fully transparent, ‘recyclable’ mid-barrier blister package
TekniPlex Healthcare is claiming to have developed the world’s first fully transparent recyclable mid-barrier blister package.
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ArticleResults of NEXTLOOPP’s contamination study on post-consumer PP packaging to be submitted to food safety authorities
NEXTLOOPP has completed a study of background contamination of post-consumer PP packaging, with the results set to be submitted to the EFSA, USFDA, and UK FSA.
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ArticleKISICO and Colysis unveil NFC-tagged closure to deliver digital information and prevent counterfeit in medical products
Plastic screw cap manufacturer KISICO GmbH is collaborating with Colysis GmbH, a provider of cloud-based touchpoint technology, to develop a new, smart and secure closure for medical products equipped with an NFC tag.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Amcor’s recycle-ready HDPE blister packaging system
A finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, AmSky is an HDPE-based pharmaceutical blister packaging system from Amcor, which says it provides a recycle-ready, drop-in solution. We spoke to Amcor to find out more.
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ArticleUFlex aims to enhance sustainability, preservation and efficiency in new product and solution lineup
UFlex has introduced a range of new products and solutions in a bid to improve the recyclability, sustainability, usefulness, and visual attractiveness of product packaging. The innovations also aim toward product preservation, low production costs, easy manufacturing, and effective anti-counterfeit measures.
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ArticleDigital QR codes on pills offer customised patient care
In the pharmaceuticals sector, there has recently been a shift away from the traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ concept of drug administration to a more patient-centred one. A possible approach to obtain personalized medicine is with Data-Enriched Edible Pharmaceuticals (DEEPs), which are printed on each individual pill in the pattern of QR codes.
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ArticleValue chain partners develop serialization and aggregation technologies for pharma packaging
SEA Vision and Marchesini Group are launching new solutions for printing, inspecting, and packing serialised blisters and performing aggregation with cartons, with the aim of boosting efficiency and security during the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
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ArticleA spoonful of sprinkles helps the (real) medicine go down
Counterfeit or substandard medicines adversely affect the health of millions of people and cost an estimated $200 billion annually. Their burden is greatest in developing countries, where the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products are fake.
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ArticleConstantia Flexibles launches mono-material laminate for high chemical resistance applications
Constantia Flexibles has launched what it claims is a recycle-ready, mono-material PP laminate with high chemical resistance for pharmaceutical applications.
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ArticleIntegrated cap solution for small dose tubes launched by Emballator
Emballator Tectubes has introduced an integrated Twist off Recap solution for its mono-material Small Doses range that reportedly reduces material content by 10%.
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ArticleA look at the driving forces of change in child-resistant packaging
What is driving change in the child-resistant packaging space, and how is industry balancing the need to boost child-resistance while supporting senior populations?
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ArticleGerresheimer offers container-level traceability from production to point-of-care
Gerresheimer, a global supplier of drug packaging solutions, offers a traceability concept that it claims will ensure complete transparency throughout the value chain and greater safety for the patient.