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Walmart Rx plan could boost unit-dose packaging

Walmart and other pharmacies could drive more widespread use of unit-dose packaging in the U.S., says Peter G. Mayberry, executive director of the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (www.unitdose.org).

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Packaging World: How is Walmart’s introduction last year of $4 generic prescription drugs (and similar plans from other retailers) significant from a packaging perspective?

Peter Mayberry:

Walmart’s use of compliance-prompting packs such as the Shellpak from MWV (www.meadwestvaco.com) is potentially huge. My understanding is that this will be very economical for Walmart as the company will be able to reduce its dispensing costs because there is no need to repackage product in the pharmacy. And it gives consumers more security knowing that their prescription has not been exposed to the environment, tampered with, or that it’s expired. The Shellpak can also serve as a vehicle for any sort of track-and-trace program intended to help prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the U.S. market.

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