Research conducted at the 2nd Annual Pharma Packaging and Labelling Compliance Conference in Rome showed that one of the major packaging issues faced by pharmaceutical companies is complying with different regulations for different countries. This is compounded by the need to use text in different languages, which 56% of research respondents felt was the most critical element in the packaging and labeling process.
The research was completed by Kallik, Global Vision, and AMD Electronic. Among the issues faced in the artwork management process: “Too many approval cycles before final sign-off,” cited by- 41% of respondents. And 38% said that tracking and controlling different versions of approved or rejected artwork was their major issue.
The feedback regarding artwork management solutions was positive, with almost 70% of respondents stating that an automated artwork management system would provide a fast and easy way to manage change requests from different markets.
