Building in tamper-evident labelling

Building in tamper-evident labelling – Bosch provides packaging solution

Counterfeiting is a growing threat to patients and the industry alike. Bosch Packaging Technology looks at how this problem is being tackled, and discusses...
Packaging that talks

Loud and clear

Packaging that ‘talks’ is one of many ground-breaking ideas that could revolutionise the industry. SOLUTIONS that link products and digital product info are becoming ever...

Holographic labels help protect pharma brands from counterfeiters

SPECIALITY security printer Eltronis has revealed that holographic labels have boosted two pharmaceutical brands that had experienced a drop in sales due to counterfeiters. Romanian-nased...

‘Game-changing’ blister lid launched for pharmaceutical and healthcare sector

HUHTAMAKI has announced a 'game-changing' sustainable innovation for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in the form of the company's new Push Tab blister lid. The...

Berry adds larger bottle option to healthcare portfolio

BERRY M&H has announced it has added to its Medipac portfolio of healthcare bottles with the launch of a new 250ml size. The product joins...

The packaging challenges posed by an ageing population

Industry faces the challenge of creating packaging that is secure and tamper-proof, but also easy to open for elderly consumers and those who lack...
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Tooling in-house cuts costs

Macpac’s in-house design and tooling (from a facility with CNC machining) not only reduces tooling costs but also adds flexibility to the whole process...

World Braille Day: the importance of accessibility in pharmaceutical packaging

By Steve Brownett-Gale, marketing lead at Origin Nearly 70% of the United Kingdom has received prescriptions for one or more medications, and according to the WHO,...
DS Smith's TailorTemp solution

DS Smith debuts fibre-based temperature-controlled pharma pack solution

DS Smith has launched TailorTemp, described as the 'latest radical innovation' within temperature-controlled packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. The firm is debuting the product at PharmaPack...
Adrian Pittock

Pharma sector reacts to Brexit challenges

BRITAIN’S exit from the European Union will have major ramifications for the pharmaceutical sector, according to Adrian Pittock, marketing director at pharma consumables supplier Valley Northern.