Are people addressing the Falsified Medicines Directive?
A recent poll of pharmaceutical sector companies gives an indication of industry progress towards meeting the requirements of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD).
The...
Product serialisation briefing document
THE increasing number of counterfeit pharmaceutical products appearing throughout the global supply chain has given rise to regulatory variations across different regions and countries....
Glass bottles and jars: A few words on their use
THE glass bottles and jars used by pharmaceutical companies play an important role in protecting the product inside and providing consumers with information. But...
Light PET vs glass?
Drawing on its extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, J&J Pont Packaging has introduced a new range of PET Sirop bottles and a new...
Versaperm measuring permeability for better packages
PERMEABILITY of the package is measured by the latest equipment from Versaperm.
The intention is to let manufacturers produce increasingly effective packaging that extends product...
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...
Bespoke pack from Macpac supports visibility and closure
THERMOFORMED plastic packages are able to meet the stringent standards required by the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Stockport-based Macpac produces bespoke thermoformed packaging, trays...
Flexible checkweighers guarantee purity
DYNAMIC checkweighers from OCS Checkweighers have been employed in the pharmaceutical as well as the food sectors.
One principle applies to all production processes,...
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...
Rewinder for PS9000
Label manufacturer CV Labels has purchased a fifth Omega inspection rewinder from AB Graphic International.
With its core production in the pharmaceutical and medical markets,...
