Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News

September 1998
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OUR VIEW:
Rediscovering Glass Packaging
Manufacturers shouldn't overlook glass when selecting packaging materials.

Are You Getting the Most from Machine Vision?
Machine vision systems aren't just the last stop at the end of the line. They can alert you to potential problems within the line as well.

SPOTLIGHT:
Packaging for the Surgical Suite
by Daphne Allen
There is no cookbook method to packaging surgical supplies — just ask any device manufacturer.

PHARMACEUTICAL:
Private-Label Packaging: To Copy or To Create, That Is the Question
by Greg Erickson

Generic pharmaceutical and nutritional products are gaining wide consumer acceptance, but to increase demand, should private labelers emulate competitors or develop their own look?

MEDICAL:
Medical Packager of the Year 1998
by Erik Swain

PMP News recognizes Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. for its advances in automation and graphics.

PRODUCT UPDATE:
Efficient Form-Fill-Seal Machinery
Form-fill-seal units can often operate at web speeds as high as 600 inches per minute.

Exacting Orienters
Turn to an orienter to help automate your packaging line.

Colorful Tubes
Produced with high-barrier materials, today's tubes can package just about any pharmaceutical ointment.

Fighting Humidity with Desiccants
Drugs and devices can be protected from moisture in a variety of ways.

CASE HISTORY:
Printer Solves Printing and Labeling Problems

Software-based printers raise quality and reduce labeling waste.

REGULATORY FOCUS:
FDA Wants New Warnings on Laxative Labeling

FDA hopes warnings will reduce laxative overdoses, which, the agency claims, can be fatal.