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Medical Plastic Market to See Continued Growth into 2030

January 9, 2023

Expanding demand for at-home healthcare and the rising elderly population are seen as two main contributors.

Schreiner MediPharm Introduces Syringe Label with First-Opening Indication

February 1, 2021

New Syringe-Closure-Wrap features label that surrounds both syringe barrel and cap for integrated first-opening indication that can provide evidence of tampering.

Syntegon Launches Redesigned CBS-D Band Sealers

September 16, 2020

The Doboy CBS-D and B-550 not only have new names — CBS-D 1500 and CBS-D 750, respectively — but feature improved operability in combination with the proven technology of their predecessors.

Materials

The Importance of Flexible Packaging

Three key insights cement why flexible packaging is, and will remain, a premium packaging solution.

Jay Funderburk

May 11, 2020

As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. In the packaging world, flexible packaging is considered by many to be the optimal way for a company to put its best foot forward.

Sabri Demirel Apppointed Managing Director of Romaco North America

August 13, 2019

Sabri Demirel has just been appointed new managing director of Romaco North America. He succeeds Charles Ravalli, who retired in April 2019.

Schreiner MediPharm and Edelmann Group Develop Smart Packaging Solution Demo

April 19, 2019

Schreiner MediPharm, a global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions, combines its expertise in innovative specialty labels and integrated solutions with folding box manufacturer Edelmann. The result is a smart medicine packaging solution with diverse digital features.

Smart Labeling Applications for the Healthcare Industry

Marsha Frydrychowski

January 25, 2019

As hospitals, labs and entire supply chains adopt RFID technologies, they become smarter. Smart labeling provides another layer of visibility, efficiency and, ultimately, patient safety to the healthcare industry.

PMMI Corner

Cannabis Packaging is Growing Like a Weed

Maria Ferrante

August 16, 2018

Despite being surrounded in controversy, the U.S. cannabis industry is experiencing rapid growth. Experts estimate legal cannabis will grow from $7.3 billion to $24.5 billion between 2016 and 2020. Currently, 65 percent of cannabis sales stem from medical marijuana.

HCPC Column

The Road from PDMA to DSCSA in Pharmaceutical Packaging

Walt Berghahn

July 18, 2018

The year was 1987. When then-President Ronald Reagan signed the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the first passed legislation including the concept of pedigree for pharmaceuticals. It was also the precursor to the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act signed by President Obama.

Materials Technology: Blisters & Cards

Blister Packaging vs. Bottles for Pharmaceutical Products

Factors to consider for packaging over-the-counter and prescription medications include safety, adherence and product quality.

Ward Smith

May 15, 2018

While the U.S. consumer is accustomed to seeing medication in both bottles and blister packs, bottles remain the dominant format in the U.S. Alternatively, since the end of World War II, the European standard for packaging medication has shifted toward the use of blister packs.