The medication lifecycle
Once medication is packaged, a wealth of regulations become applicable, including NICE guidelines and General Pharmaceutical Council standards of conduct. Here, Dale Pittock, sales...
Are you FMD-ready?
Pharmaceutical manufacturers must now comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) which is aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating the European...
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...
Why it’s not too late to get FMD-ready
The clock is ticking for pharmaceutical manufacturers to comply with the FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive). Aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating...
Thinking out the box: unpacking the potential of smart packaging
Here, Dale Pittock, sales director of pharmacy consumables provider Valley Northern, explores the latest developments in the smart packaging market.
Imagine if a packet of...
Taking the headache out of compliance
ROTECH has introduced a new generation coding system to help pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with the FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive), which comes into force in...
Flowpack machines get ‘seal’ of approval
HUGO Beck has announced it is meeting growing demand for hermetic seals in medical goods and pharmaceutical packaging.
The machinery manufacturer is seeing rising demand...
Newman supplies tamper-evident solution to help meet FMD compliance
NEWMAN Labelling Systems is providing customers with FMD compliance assistance in the form of two new tamper-evident label solutions.
The CTE350 and CTE450Â automatic labellers...
Future-proofing pharmaceutical packaging for an ageing population
WHILE pharmaceutical and nutraceutical plastic container packaging has come a long way in terms of tamper evidence and hermetic sealing, there is now increasing...
Medical technology event is in great health
Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK and Ireland’s leading showcase for medical design and manufacturing technology - the only event serving the whole of...
