PMP News October 2000
Selected Contents
EDITORIAL:
Upgrade Sample Packs to Save Money and Lives
OUR VIEW:
Using Packaging and Labeling to Reduce Errors
Medication errors linked to poor labeling and packaging can be controlled through the use of error potential analysis.
SPOTLIGHT:
Capable Cartons
Folding cartons aren't just for show anymore. They protect and secure, and help meet FDA requirements.
MEDICAL:
On-line Collaboration: The Next Frontier in Design
by Colleen M. Canale
Internet accessibility may mean a more-efficient bringing together of the various people and resources needed to design and build a quality custom healthcare package.
PHARMACEUTICAL
Special Report: Changeover to More-Efficient Filling
by William Leventon
New equipment and new procedures can improve your changeovers.
LANGUAGE MATTERS:
Automatic Translation: Promise or Pipe Dream?
by Robert Sprung
Countless Web sites and software packages promise translation at the touch of a button. How useful are these tools to healthcare packaging professionals?
CASE HISTORY:
Vacuum Insulation Maintains Drug Integrity
Vacuum insulation panel technology solved the military's problem of maintaining cold temperatures in its supply chain.
PRODUCT UPDATE:
Cartoners Are Flexible and Fast
New control and drive systems enhance productivity and ease of use.
Sensors Aid Process Control
Compact, versatile, components keep product and package quality high.
Foils for Flexible Packaging
Foils are printable and create a distinctive product look.
Deliver Important Messages with Inserts & Outserts
Custom formatting of printed packaging components heightens communication punch.
REGULATORY FOCUS:
CPSC Proposes Child-Resistant Packaging for Certain OTC Drugs
All oral prescription drugs that switch to OTC would be subject to the commission's CR packaging requirements.
EXPO
Pack Expo International 2000—Preshow Virtual Exhibit
A preview of what packaging equipment suppliers will
have in store for healthcare packagers at Pack Expo International 2000. The event will take place November 5–9, 2000, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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