Packaging and Sterilizing Implants and Instruments Together Yields Advantages
Part I: Xenco Medical’s innovative approach to gamma-sterilizing spinal implants and instruments at the same time delivers multiple benefits to surgical facilities.
The OTC Inhalers of the ‘90s are Back!
After a 7-year ban from the FDA due to CFC chemicals, Primatene Mist non-prescription asthma inhalers are back on the market.
The Future of Pharmacy Automation
Pharmacy automation offers increased speed, greater accuracy, and better confidentiality for patients.
Omega Design: Non-Pneumatic Pouch Inserter
Portable pouch feeder system feeds desiccants and oxygen scavengers into various package types at a low entry cost point.
Clinical Trial Offers Hope for HIV Cure
Gammora is a treatment intended to kill HIV-infected cells rather than suppress the spread of the virus.
Tamper Evident Labels Market to Surpass $7 Billion in Next 10 Years
A new Fact.MR Study shows strong growth from the pharmaceutical market, while a ‘high-speed’ market bolsters need.
Fitting Track and Trace into a Patient-First Culture
Catalent’s Bloomington, IN facility meets U.S. and European regulatory deadlines via a turnkey approach on a vial and syringe packaging suite.
THC Reduces Alzheimer’s Effects in Mice
The active ingredient in marijuana reduced the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
FDA Announces New Inspection Protocol Project
For sterile injectable drugs, NIPP is reported as the first in a planned series of new inspection protocols covering all dosage forms. Agency’s goal is for full implementation within two years.
CTI: Dual-Indicator Inks to Reduce Product Tampering and Counterfeiting
New ‘Tamper Heat’ and ‘Tamper Freeze’ inks combat product tampering from using extreme heat or cold to alter packaging.
FDA Approves Opioid 1,000x Stronger Than Morphine
The FDA says that Dsuvia is necessary to provide pain relief to soldiers, but critics are wary of a drug that powerful.
Robots That Drill Through Eyes Are All the Rage
Scientists have developed a nanometer-sized robot capable of drilling through eyeballs without causing damage.
Live From FutureLink 2018: Digital Connectivity and the Supply Chain
FutureLink 2018 focuses on patients at the point of care, identifying how technology and information sharing networks are beginning to transform the digital life sciences supply chain.
Dynamic Conveyor Corp.: Allergen Kit
Designed to prevent cross-contamination following product changeovers, the kit accompanies the company’s DynaClean® sanitary conveyors.
New Device Protects Eggs and Embryos Stored at Fertility Clinics
A doctor at the Columbia University Fertility Center came up with a way to prevent storage losses at fertility clinics.
New Palletizing Software for Prescription Mouthwash Line
At Xttrium Laboratories, a new line dedicated to 16-oz PET bottles of mouthwash features robotic palletizing software that greatly streamlines the palletizing process.
Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Due to Cancer Risk
Irbesartan tablets have been recalled due to the presence of an impurity believed to cause cancer.
Verification Router Service Moves from Theoretical to Practical
Work advances on look-up directories and testing. Live poll results show that most manufacturers plan to respond to requests using a solution provider participating in a VRS network.
Bottles Expected to Remain Top Pharmaceutical Package Type
New report examines packaging material types and trends such as eco-friendly options, as well as nano-enabled and blow/fill/seal technologies.
Shurtape: Printed Packaging Tapes
Expanded line of printed hot melt packaging tapes provide enhanced messaging that address supply chain challenges.