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Pfizer selects Needle-Trap labels for biosimilar

Pairing of epoetin biosimilar and needle protection labels is a first with medication used for the treatment of anemia.

Pairing of epoetin biosimilar and needle protection labels is a first with medication used for the treatment of anemia.
Pairing of epoetin biosimilar and needle protection labels is a first with medication used for the treatment of anemia.

Syringes for Pfizer’s epoetin biosimilar have been outfitted with Needle-Trap needle protection labels from Schreiner MediPharm. The pairing marks the first time Needle-Trap will be utilized with medication for the treatment of anemia. The newly equipped needles will begin usage in Germany and Austria, followed by a rollout in the broader European market.

New York-based Pfizer, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, develops medicines, vaccines and over-the-counter products that aim to enrich and extend life. In search of a reliable solution to protect healthcare personnel from needlestick injuries when injecting the company’s epoetin product for the treatment of anemia, Pfizer chose Needle-Trap, from Germany-based Schreiner MediPharm, a global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions.

Pfizer has been using the innovative label-based needle protection system on millions of syringes for a heparin drug since 2009.

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