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Walmart Ecoslide RX
News
| September 24, 2012

Compliance package makes inroads at Walmart pharmacies

Ecoslide-RX touted for patient adherence, sustainability, ease of opening, and safety benefits.
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Materials Product Brief
| September 14, 2012

Paper-free blister lidding foil

The new easy-PIESY paper-free, child-resistant blister lidding foil from Constantia Flexibles comes with upgraded peel/push functionalities for consumers, and an efficient packaging process for manufacturers.
BD Microinfusor
Package Case Study
| August 24, 2012

BD develops self-injection delivery system for biologic therapies

Microinfusor patch injector aims to allow patients to treat diseases at home in an effort to cut healthcare costs and improve patient adherence.
AndersonBrecon pack
Feature Article
| August 2, 2012

Greater adoption of compliance-prompting packaging will 'follow the money'

Pay-for-performance models at the end of the supply chain will help increase medication adherence, believes HCPC executive director.
Shellpak low res
Feature Article
| August 1, 2012

Are you adhering to your medication regimen?

Packaging addresses nonadherence by staying with patients and/or caregivers, and building outward with other tools that link to or key off the package.
OFF THE SHELF VIDEO: Pharmaceutical slider pack
 Video | July 11, 2012

OFF THE SHELF VIDEO: Pharmaceutical slider pack

Sanofi Aventis in France uses this Slider pack for its DolipraneLib pain reliever.Produced by Burgopak, the patient-compliant pack provides consumer convenience and has earned multiple awards.
Walmart MWV
Package Case Study
| June 28, 2012

Walmart to launch new compliance pack

More than 3,600 pharmacies will employ new Shellpak Renew, which aims to give pharmacists more time to counsel patients and improve adherence.
Materials Product Brief
| May 25, 2012

Colors for medical devices and packaging

Clariant Masterbatches and TOPAS Advanced Polymers are working together to bring bright, clear colors to medical devices and packaging made of TOPAS cyclic olefin copolymer (COC).
Adherence compliance
Feature Article
| May 23, 2012

Patient compliance issue prompts packager responses

New technology offers promise to help patients adhere to medication regimens.
Final Check
News
| May 1, 2012

Toolkit helps South Carolina hospitals reduce mislabeled blood specimens

'Final Check' process aims to design healthcare systems and help healthcare providers make choices in those systems to produce better patient outcomes.

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