
Getting an Edge
-Daphne Allen
Ongoing problems nag engineers for solutions. During his presentation at MD&M Minneapolis 2007, Jason Crosby heard about one such problem from an attendee: “How do you prevent pinholes or punctures when placing trays into pouches?”
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Reducing Risk through Packaging
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ePackage Newsletter
Draft Rules For Medical Device Labeling Are Coming Soon
FDA is looking to allow alternatives in technology and data formatting for unique device identification (UDI), as it develops proposed regulations for labeling medical devices.
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This Month in PMP News
Finding Value in the Supply Chain
An outsource service provider aims to help drug companies find cost efficiency in a secure supply chain.
Empirical Evidence
Or: Every good packaging feasibility test I needed to know, I learned in kindergarten.
Proof of Design: Easing the Transport of Temperature-Sensitive Products
A solutions provider offers years’ worth of design and qualification experience to ease the pain of qualification.
Packaging Innovation
A packaging technologies provider sees demand for new package designs and clinical trial support.
Anteing Up for RFID
As industry tests RFID technology for track and trace, companies await standards uniformity.
Testing Gets Physical
FDA officially accepts physical integrity testing in lieu of microbial-challenge testing for whole packages.
Heading Off Moisture
As desiccant solutions confront filling line costs, multilayer bottles offer custom-tailored protection.
Brailling for a Better World
Multiple code applications benefit packagers and end-users.



