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Q-Med security seal
Package Case Study
| June 12, 2013

Medical-cosmetic products secured in China

Q-Med, Schreiner MediPharm partner to secure products through telephonic authentication.
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News
| June 6, 2013

interpack announces new trade fair for 2014 show

Next year’s interpack will include a new ‘Components for processing and packaging’ trade fair during the first three days of the May 8-14, 2014 show in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Feature Article
| June 3, 2013

Pharmaceutical serialization: Should you wait?

Exclusive Healthcare Packaging survey reveals half have yet to begin serialization projects, and more than 25% don’t plan to spend money on serialization this year!
Americares respiratory medicines
News
| May 29, 2013

Record donation of packaged respiratory medicines headed to U.S. clinics

Medicines from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca will help uninsured and underinsured patients nationwide.
Biosimilars Thomson Reuters
News
| May 15, 2013

Report says U.S. lags behind other nations in biosimilars

Thomson Reuters report names Amgen, Sandoz, and Hospira as companies with greatest potential to dominate the early stages of biosimilar medications entering the U.S.
Counterfeit Report cover
News
| May 2, 2013

Helping consumers identify counterfeit products

United Nations report provides visual guide to educate consumers and protect brands.
Column/Opinion
| May 1, 2013

World markets for packaging

The world is now more accessible to open trade than ever before in history.
A preprinted pharmaceutical carton showing the GS1-128 bar code (on right, with 20 digits) required by China’s PIATS program is printed by RSI printheads using HP’s TIJ (thermal ink-jet) 2.5 cartridge technology. HP’s TIJ 2.5 can print at resolutions up to 600 dpi. RSI optimizes bar-code resolution and print-cartridge life using patent-pending Variable DPI and nozzle-flipping features. Hailong incorporated RSI’s HP-based printers into its track-and-trace system for PIATS.
Feature Article
| April 30, 2013

Printing technology helps Chinese firm meet that country’s product identification requirements

Hailong Machinery Group uses thermal ink-jet technology to print high-density, high-resolution bar codes and text on primary and secondary packaging.
ColaLife crate
Feature Article
| April 12, 2013

Medicine kit package helps ColaLife save lives in Zambia

Wedge-shaped anti-diarrhea Kit Yamoyo package ‘piggybacks’ in unused space within CocaCola crates to take advantage of the beverage giant’s global distribution system.
NovoPen Echo
Feature Article
| April 8, 2013

Pharmapack Europe winners reflect package diversity

Pharmaceutical package winners include Novo Nordisk insulin pen, Weleda’s carton for vials, and a blister-pack carrying case.

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