As part of an effort to ease the transition between clinical and commercial launch for blister products, Almac has added new blistering technology at its US commercial packaging facility in Audubon, PA.
Novartis has recalled 37 batches of over-the-counter (OTC) cough syrup after its contract manufacturer, BCM, detected a fault on a packaging line at its UK plant.
Pharmacy chain Boots UK has expanded a recall of some own-brand drugs after detecting a fault in a manufacturing line that applies tamper evident seals.
Sepha, the Belfast, Northern Ireland-based packaging machinery expert, has developed what it claims is the world’s first tool-less vision-based leak detection machine for blister-packs.
Italian machining specialist Marchesini’s claims its new 150 carton per minute Unica monobloc packaging system offers syringe makers greater packaging flexibility, improved cleaning access and quicker change over.
Germany's Uhlmann says that a process offered by its new range of
blister packaging machines that removes the need for an additional
product chain in the cartoner will help drugmakers save time, space
and money.
Using contractors to fulfil packaging needs can significantly
reduce the time new products take to hit the market, claimed Gareth
Lewis of Cardinal Health, speaking at SMi's Pharmaceutical
Packaging and Labelling conference in...
Swedish packaging manufacturer Cerbo has developed a novel closure
for tablet bottles as a user-friendly alternative for those who
have limited dexterity in their hands and fingers.
Packaging maker Alcan has announced it will invest $27.5m (€20.7m)
for an expansion project in its US pharma centre to meet the
growing demand for pharmaceutical flexible packaging materials.
A US research company has published a report placing clamshell
style packaging as the forerunner in the burgeoning high visibility
packaging industry, with blister packs also on the increase.
Dragon International Group has launched two new packaging products
developed through the use of nanotechnologies that could
potentially replace the currently used packaging on the market such
as plastic and PVC.
Chinese company Dragon International has fought its way into its
first packaging materials distribution deal in the burgeoning
Indian pharmaceutical market.
Italian packaging and processing machinery company IMA Group has
booked more than 1,100 square metres of space at this year's
Achema, determined to push its products ranging from solid dose
processing to labelling and tube filling.
Inspection technology specialist PTI has launched a new
non-invasive inspection system at INTERPHEX for multi-cavity
blister packaging made with any material, flat or glossy finish,
printed or nonprinted surface, allowing fast changeover...
Tevopharm, a Bosch Packaging Technology Company, introduces a new
control platform for its Pack-2000 (BM) flow-wrapping machine. The
controller is designed to enable users to comply with GAMP and 21
CFR Part 11 regulations when feeding...
Hueck Folien has introduced a new heat sealing lacquer that should
improve the barrier properties of blister packaging using
Honeywell's Aclar fluoropolymer films.
Italy's Bonfiglioli has updated its BLI leak testing machine for
blister packaging, first introduced last year, with the ability to
automate sampling between the blister machine and the cartoner for
in-process automatic testing.
The acquisition of Flexible Packaging (FlexPac) of the US by the
Blackard Group will spur the development of the company's
technology into new industrial sectors, including pharmaceuticals.
A study showing that drugs distributed in blister packages rather
than in bottles increase the likelihood that medications will be
taken properly, could help encourage the take-up of unit-dose
packaging in the US market, reports Phil...
Canada's Alcan is opening a new production centre dedicated to
pharmaceutical packaging at its Alzira plant, located near Valencia
in Spain. The centre will specialise in printing flexible packaging
materials, reports Phil Taylor.
Amcor Flexibles Healthcare has enlisted the aid of Montesino
Associates to market a blister pack simulation technology to the
global pharmaceutical industry.
Tekni-Films, part of the Tekni-Plex group, has introduced a new
blister package modeling system to support pharmaceutical
manufacturers in the development of packaging for oral solid dosage
forms.
German packaging machinery company Groninger & Co has bought a
new computer-aided design software package that it says will enable
it to meet the demands of its customers more closely.
The shrink sleeve label is a staple of the food and beverage
industry, but has not been widely adopted for pharmaceutical use.
However, this could change as the technology has child-resistance
properties that could be of value in...
Hueck Folien, one of the largest European foil converters in the
flexible packaging sector, has introduced an aluminium lidding foil
which is sealable against Aclar, a widely used material in blister
films.
Sigpack Systems has introduced a new packaging line that it claims
can achieve a 50 per cent performance increase, using reduced
material costs and a return on investment in just six months.
Tekni-Plex has launched a new range of thermoformable films for
blister packaging that is thin, offers high moisture barrier
properties and can do away with the need to use
environmentally-unsound polyvinylchloride (PVC).
Two and a half years ago, Northern Ireland's Sepha sparked a minor
revolution in the blister packaging sector by unveiling the first
clean, non-destructive alternative to the methylene blue dye test
(MDT) for leak testing. Now,...
Australian packaging group Amcor has entered into a A$330 million
(€198m) agreement to buy Rexam's healthcare flexibles packaging
business and will also buy out Danisco and Ahlstrom's 28.1 per cent
minority stake in its...
There is a growing trend towards patients self-medicating with
over-the-counter products rather than asking their doctors for a
prescription medication, and this promises to benefit companies
involved in pharmaceutical packaging,...
London zoo was the setting last week for UK inspection body Select
QA to formally receive certification from the United Kingdom
Accreditation Service, involving the company in a new scheme for
the food packaging industry.