Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News
April 1998 PMP News
Selected Contents
OUR VIEW:
FDA Modernization Act Recognizes the Importance of Standards
Legislation allows companies to declare conformity to voluntary standards.
Study Identifies Influences on Packaging in the 21st Century
Fast, flexible lines, an aging population, and plastics will shape the pharmaceutical packaging industry in the coming years.
SPOTLIGHT:
Improving Parenteral Packaging
by Karen G. Beagley
Advancing technology and upcoming guidance documents promise to make parenteral packaging more reliable and user-friendly than ever before.
MEDICAL:
Sterilization and Medical Packaging
by Daphne Allen
Before designing packaging for medical devices, engineers must consider the effects that available methods of sterilization have on materials.
PHARMACEUTICAL:
Child-Resistant Closures: Is a Revolution in Design Imminent?
by Greg Erickson
CPSC requirements that closures be both senior friendly and childproof haven't led to radical new designs—yet.
PRODUCT UPDATE:
Clever Cartoners
To keep up with the increasing variety of cartons, packagers can turn to automated cartoning systems.
In-House Sterilizers
New equipment makes on-site sterilization an economical option.
Advances in Parenteral Packaging
New vials and syringes are making the end-user's job easier.
Contemporary Closures
Closure suppliers are helping packagers meet CPSC's child-resistant, senior-friendly testing protocols.
INDUSTRY WATCH:
Turning Glass to Shards
The upper reaches of the packaging industry have long been predominantly male. But women are breaking through the glass ceiling in growing numbers.
CASE HISTORY:
Packaging Design Firm Creates New Identity for Family of Pharmaceuticals
A new logo and a universal package design unite the individual product lines of three merged companies.
REGULATORY FOCUS:
Aluminum Content Warnings Proposed for TPN Therapy Products
Aluminum levels in total parenteral nutrition therapy products have triggered a proposed requirement.
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