Secondary Packaging White Papers & Case Studies

  1. Case Study: System Reduces Cost And Improves Efficiency 12/3/2009
    Since the launch of its Mucinex brand of expectorants, Adams Respiratory Therapeutics (Chester, NJ) has become a strong company in the OTC respiratory market. Thanks in part to an award-winning advertising campaign that introduced U.S. consumers to the company’s animated Mr. Mucus mascot, Mucinex product sales have skyrocketed. By Multisorb Technologies Inc.
  2. New Pharmaceutical Applications Demand Intelligent Sorbents 8/5/2008
    An intelligent sorbent is designed to provide a specific management outcome, which could be controlling the level of moisture, oxygen, and/or hydrocarbons in a pharmaceutical packaging system. A sorbent might be used to maintain a specific humidity range to maintain a drug’s stability, or reduce or eliminate volatilized hydrocarbons. In some cases it is necessary for a sorbent to carry out multiple protective functions. By Adrian Possumato, Global Director, Healthcare Packaging, Multisorb Technologies
  3. Beyond Sachets: Customized Sorbent Solutions For Increased Packaging Flexibility

    As the healthcare market continues to grow and evolve, sorbent (desiccant, oxygen absorber, hydrocarbon adsorbent) manufacturers are faced with developing new sorbent formats that will allow placement flexibility while continuing to positively impact the drug or device stability profile. By Adrian Possumato, Multisorb Technologies

  4. Striving For Label Perfection In Clinical Trials

    No other labeling process in the pharmaceutical industry is as complex as clinical trial labeling. Clintrak Clinical Labeling Services knows this first hand and has been committed to finding a way to reduce the amount of time and money spent on proofreading in order to improve their process.

  5. Challenges In Choosing The Right Sorbent

    Maintaining drug stability, quality, shelf life, safety, and efficacy is often achieved by using a sorbent to manage moisture, remove oxygen, or eliminate volatiles in the drug or device packaging headspace. With so much at stake, sorbent insertion is a critical step in the pharmaceutical packaging process.  Unfortunately for manufacturers, automated insertion can create challenges on the packaging line when not properly implemented by a reputable supplier that can offer technical expertise and customized solutions.  By Adrian Possumato, Vice President, Healthcare Packaging

  6. Pharma Company Cuts Packaging Costs Increases Inspection Speed By 86%

    In tough economic times, First Priority, manufacturer of generic veterinary pharmaceutical products, decided it was time to take a hard look at where they could cut costs without compromising on efficiencies and quality of their products.

  7. Meeting Technical Challenges In Desiccant Dispensing

    Christopher Garrod knew he would need a desiccant in his sample bottles of Vimovo, but after speaking with his R&D team, Garrod, a senior engineer on the Packaging Process Execution Team for AstraZeneca, immediately realized it would present a unique challenge. Vimovo, a fixed-dose combination of enteric-coated naproxen and immediate release esomeprazole, is a highly moisture sensitive drug. The atmospheric exposure limits for the desiccant were a lot tighter than any product they had packaged before, presenting Garrod with his first challenge

  8. Protecting Pharmaceuticals From Degradation

    Pharmaceuticals are subject to a variety of degradation pathways that compromise drug safety and shelf-life. By far the greatest degradation is caused by hydrolysis and oxidation. However, other mechanisms include racemization, photodegradation, elimination, and complexation. By Adrian Possumato