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Almac builds on U.S. expansion with $10M pharmaceutical packaging plant
Continuing its U.S. expansion spree, pharmaceutical services company Almac is investing $10 million in a 100,000 square foot packaging plant in Audubon, PA.
Novartis recall hints at regulatory snowball
Uh-oh. Novartis ( $NVS ) is recalling some OTC drugs made at a Nebraska plant that was recently shut down for maintenance and upgrades. The voluntary recall is one thing. But the recall's timing, so
Packaging veteran urges including patient in drug pedigree chain
Drug tracking systems need to reach all the way to the patient, and patients need to be sold their drugs in packaging supplied by the manufacturer. That's "true" serialization, according to packaging
Counterculture drugmaker spoofs Big Pharma
"Help I can't sleep" and "Help I have a headache" are two products from Help Remedies, which declares its goal is to "make simpler drugs, give them simpler names, and put them in more inviting
Merck leans on suppliers, partners to expand reach
Merck ( $MRK ) is grappling with manufacturing, packaging and cold chain realities as it expands into emerging countries. One tactic it's using is enlisting equipment suppliers able to help the
Disposables push sterilization onus to suppliers
As single-use, or disposable, technology becomes established in labs and manufacturing facilities, it's beginning to have an impact on manufacturing practices. Sterilization provides a case in point,
Packager Amcor hears dual sustainability calls
For drug packaging suppliers, like many links on the pharma supply chain, sustainability goes two ways: stewardship of the environment and stewardship of production--practices that minimize the risk
Packaging tricks can help keep patients on their meds
Drug packaging that uses such adherence technologies as unit dosing information and reminder prompting increased persistency rates--how often patients refill prescriptions--by 17 percent compared
Bayer tweaks anti-counterfeiting tactics
A Bayer team from various corporate disciplines assigns anti-counterfeiting features to products based on evaluated risk level. Risk criteria include patient health ramifications, product properties,
Labeling mishaps spark separate recalls
A questionable four-month stretch on a packaging line last year led to two recalls by Upsher-Smith last week. Packaging troubles led also to a recall by Qualitest. The first of Upsher-Smith's recall
