Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News

February 1999 PMP News
Selected Contents

OUR VIEW:
Safe Pallets Reduce Risk Exposure
How to protect your company from pallet-related litigation.

SPOTLIGHT:
Nutritional Supplement Packaging:Innovative Designs Meet Increased Demand
by Romina Shane

As more and more companies enter the nutritional supplement market to take advantage of increased consumer demand, suppliers are offering new packaging designs that help companies distinguish their products.

MEDICAL:
Medical Package Printing: Thermal-Transfer Systems Challenge Flexographic Printers
by Daphne Allen

The need to include more variable information on medical packages is driving some device packagers to consider thermal-transfer printing. Can flexography survive?

PHARMACEUTICAL:
Tube Improvements Are in the Details
by Erik Swain

Tube designers have followed the lead of the cosmetics industry to produce attractive, easy-to-use packages.

PRODUCT UPDATE:

Fillers for All Viscosities
The latest technologies from filler manufacturers offer increased control over the product, however thick or thin.

Preparing for Market with Testers
Leaks, tears, and holes can mean disaster—but not if you catch them before the package leaves the plant.

Protecting Products with Desiccants
Whether added to the package or part of the packaging itself, desiccants absorb the culprits bent on damaging the product.

Tried-and-True Tubes
Tubes are improving in the areas of child resistance, tamper evidence, and dispensing capability.

CASE HISTORY:
Cap Sealer Preserves Vitamins

In-house system handles a range of container and closure sizes.

REGULATORY FOCUS:
Extra Labeling for Certain Drugs

The new rules will apply to drugs used by children and to those posing a significant health concern.