Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations has introduced the EAGLE-Omni blister machine, which performs forming, sealing and punching operations at sequential stations.
Anyone associated with pharmaceuticals and packaging is likely aware President Trump signed the SUPPORT Act recently. The Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, also known as SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, includes a specific address to the type of packaging that should be utilized to stem the tide on opioid addiction.
While the U.S. consumer is accustomed to seeing medication in both bottles and blister packs, bottles remain the dominant format in the U.S. Alternatively, since the end of World War II, the European standard for packaging medication has shifted toward the use of blister packs.
Rising utilization of packaging materials that offers optimal protection and safety allowing to extend product shelf life is projected to boost market demand over the forecast period.
Constantia Flexibles Group is continuing its global growth story with the purchase of pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Oai Hung Co. Ltd. in Vietnam.
Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging appointed Steve Meeker as president. Meeker, who had been the company’s Chief Operating Officer, assumed the new role as of May 1st.