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PMP News August 2000
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EDITORIAL:
E-Purchasing Available, but Not Likely in the Near Future

PHARMACEUTICAL FOCUS:
Industry Outlook: Drug Packagers Step Up Use of Blister Packaging
by Erik Swain

New regulations, materials, and technologies have changed the way pharmaceutical companies package their products.

MEDICAL FOCUS:
Industry Outlook: New Films, Increased Services Help Device Makers Control Costs
by Erik Swain

Packaging costs will decrease due to indirect pressures from buying groups, but the medical packaging market overall will continue to grow as a result of better services from packaging suppliers.

SALARY SURVEY:
Nearly Nine out of Ten Drug and Device Packagers Prefer to Stay Put
by Daphne Allen

Enjoying increasing compensation and appreciation, most packagers at medical device and pharmaceutical firms are finding it beneficial to stay with their current employers. However, as companies consolidate or streamline operations to remain competitive, employers are tying compensation to advanced technical knowledge, challenging employees to adapt to automation, computerized control, and other new technologies.