Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging News
Magazine
PMPN Article Index
Originally Published PMPN July 2005
WEB SIGHTINGS
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TestPak Inc.
www.testpak.com
A contract packaging firm has redesigned its logo and corporate look, and hence its Web site. The new site offers several pictures of the firm’s packaging operations, which include 100,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse areas, featuring 30 air-conditioned, HEPA-filtered production suites. More than 2000 sq ft are dedicated to DEA-approved controlled substances. Details on the firm’s quality systems and licenses are posted. An impressive list of services, which range from blistering, bottling, and kitting to turnkey solutions for product launches, fulfillment, and logistics, gives browsers a clear picture of capability.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.psnet.ahrq.gov
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The government has created a network for healthcare providers, consumers, and other interested parties to use to search for the latest perspectives on patient safety. Articles from hundreds of journals are archived, with links to the relevant sources. Users can create a “My PSNet” page to tailor the site to their needs, and they can subscribe to weekly updates on patient safety findings. For instance, professionals interested in how bar coding can help prevent medication errors can set their pages to collect the latest news on bar coding. A search for “packaging” yielded two articles: one on look-alike labeling and packaging, and another on errors feared in the dosing of children’s medication.
AcuTemp
www.acutemp.com
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A manufacturer of packaging technology for temperature-sensitive products has launched a new design of its site. Formerly Energy Storage Technologies, the company wanted to more accurately convey the benefits of its thermal technology solutions. Detailed features and benefits under each product name ease product study and comparison. Pictures can be enlarged easily, and some products have examples of their application. Specific capabilities listed under Temperature-Sensitive Shipping, Bio-Med Delivery, and High-Performance Insulation offer more education.
U.S Pharmacopeia
www.usp.org
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A major standards-setting body has revamped its Web site with international and nontechnical users in mind. The site also offers several new features intended to ease navigation, including the addition of multiple portals, shortcuts for accessing information from the home page, and reorganization of the main sections of the site. New features provide shortcuts to information, allowing visitors to pick a topic from a drop-down menu. In particular, the “I am a . . .” and “How do I . . .” shortcuts allow visitors to specify who they are and tailor news and information based on specific needs. A tutorial on using the Web site is live, and a “What’s New” box conveys the latest headlines. The site includes a multilingual portal for Spanish and other languages.
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