Secondary Packaging Featured Articles

1. Protecting Today’s Biologics With Gelled Phase Change Materials 9/6/2017

   As the biologics market continues to grow exponentially, the limitations of today’s thermal packaging utilizing phase change materials could have a considerable impact on the timely delivery of safe and effective medication. Gelled PCM eliminate these limitations and offer a more dependable future for the biopharma industry.

2. Laser Coding — A Technology Of Choice For The Pharmaceutical Industry 6/8/2017

   Has laser coding reached its limits? No. This paper provides evidence and demonstrates that there is still huge potential for laser coding to remain the ideal choice in the pharmaceutical sector.

3. 5 Benefits Of Item-Level Serialization For Pharma 6/5/2017

   Item-level serialization gives each box or bottle of medication its own identity. This can be tracked at every stage of the supply chain – from the production line to the pharmacy and right through to the patient. This enhances the sense of ownership you have with your products, a marker of authenticity that verifies the quality of the contents. Any queries or complaints from pharmacy staff, medical professionals or patients can be traced right back to the individual box.

4. Establishing Best Practice Qualification Metrics For Smart Shipping Containers 6/21/2016

   Wernher von Braun, the father of modern rocketry famously stated, “one test is worth a thousand expert opinions.” The FDA has put their own regulatory spin on this axiom: “if you didn’t document it; it didn’t happen.” This extends beyond the drug therapies themselves to the packaging and logistics practices that are used to distribute them; what the FDA refers to as the “holding” of a drug.

5. Integrating Quality Control Tools Into Print Workflow Automation Solutions 6/6/2016

   Artwork must be right the first time and every time. Even a simple mistake has the potential to be catastrophic, resulting in product recalls, fines, write-offs and potential lawsuits.

6. Save Time And Money By Leveraging Pharma Shipping Regulations 4/26/2013

   Life science shippers are losing efficiency and the disconnect between product stability data and shipping specifications causes millions of products to be discarded each year.

7. Exploiting The Not-So-Best Practices Of The Pharma Supply Chain 3/1/2013

   This fictional account details the risks of counterfeit medicines entering the legitimate supply chains and genuine medicines diverted into the gray market.

8. Custom Design Your Cold Chain Packaging 1/23/2013

   Cryopak's team of engineers can work with companies on custom thermal package designs and qualification for shipping in the cold chain environment.

9. How To Mitigate Pharma Supply Chain Risks 10/31/2012

   The best way to mitigate supply chain risks is collaboration. According to speakers at the IQPC Cold Chain & Temperature Management Global Forum, organizations must accept that communications and information-sharing goes both ways by accumulating, mining, analyzing, and sharing resultant data.

10. Refinement Of Industry Guidance Promote Harmonization Of Good Distribution Practices: But Gaps Remain 8/18/2011
    It is an exciting time for those with an interest in “cold chain”. While change may cause uncertainty, for those engaged in the heavily regulated healthcare industry, the ongoing refinement of guidance further clarifies the regulatory requirements for the storage and distribution of temperature sensitive products. By Chris Fore, Compliance Manager, Envirotainer