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Blister Packaging Expands Performance in Pharma Industry

Blister packaging has been adopted as the packaging format by pharmaceutical companies to protect the product from external factors.

John Forsyth

August 14, 2019

There are a wide range of solutions that can be used to increase the shelf life of capsules, tablets, pills and other pharma products. Among these are PVC, PCTFE, PVDC and thermoform blisters for less sensitive products or Alu-Alu cold form blisters for APIs that are more sensitive.

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Unit Dose Packaging Gains Support

Unit Dose Packaging Gains Support Yet Leaves Package Open to Interpretation

Walt Berghahn

January 14, 2019

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.

Aptar CSP Technologies Joins Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council

December 18, 2018

Aptar CSP Technologies has joined the HCPC, a nonprofit association dedicated to expanding the use of compliance-prompting packaging to improve patient adherence and outcomes, potentially reducing noncompliance-related healthcare costs.

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The Road from PDMA to DSCSA in Pharmaceutical Packaging

Walt Berghahn

July 18, 2018

The year was 1987. When then-President Ronald Reagan signed the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the first passed legislation including the concept of pedigree for pharmaceuticals. It was also the precursor to the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act signed by President Obama.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2017

Omega Design and MACTEC team up on unit dose packaging

August 30, 2017

Combining services draws upon both Omega’s legacy as a provider of highly engineered packaging automation solutions and MACTEC’s leading solutions in unit dose packaging. At Pack Expo, MACTEC’s Nano60 Thermoformer will be showcased.

Meeker appointed president of Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging appoints Steve Meeker president

August 16, 2016

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.

Converters Expo South

Converters Expo South is a one-day expo that unites converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Join us in Greenville, South Carolina – for a day of education and connection with industry peers. Find new manufacturing and production partners, check out the latest converting technology and equipment, network with like-minded professionals, and more!

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Converters Expo

The Converters Expo brings together converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Join us at Lambeau Field for a day of education and connection with industry peers. Find new manufacturing partners, discover the most up-to-date testing and prototyping equipment, network with like-minded industry professionals, and learn the latest in printing and packaging.