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NanoEncryption anti-counterfeiting gains FDA approval

24-Jun-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NanoEncryption technology, a method for applying anti-counterfeit measures to dosage forms.

Repackaging ban 'most powerful tool to prevent counterfeiting in Europe'

24-Jun-2008 - European pharmaceutical manufacturers stepped up calls for a blanket ban on repackaging of pharmaceuticals last week, suggesting that this would be the single most effective way to seal the supply chain for counterfeiting drugs.

Strativa licenses MonoSol's delivery technology

24-Jun-2008 - Strativa Pharmaceuticals has acquired exclusive US commercialisation rights to MonoSol Rx's thin film technology for delivering ondansetron.

Lilly and Rexam expanding facilities for insulin pens

19-Jun-2008 - Eli Lilly and Rexam are both investing in their French manufacturing facilities in preparation for the production of an insulin pen they are developing.

Packaging innovations from Drupa 2008

16-Jun-2008 - Drupa 2008, the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, had new products for the pharmaceutical industry on show from FAG, Xerox, Amcor Flexibles and AVT.

Uhlmann sets sights on blister packaging market

16-Jun-2008 - Germany's Uhlmann says that a process offered by its new range of blister packaging machines that removes the need for an additional product chain in the cartoner will help drugmakers save time, space and money.

Ineos' Eltex MED LDPE range lauched

12-Jun-2008 - Ineos Polyolefins hopes that its new Eltex MED low-density polythene (LDPE) packaging line will provide pharmaceutical manufacturing firms with a means of meeting the demands of long term storage.

Researchers target ocular drug delivery market

11-Jun-2008 - Researchers have developed a drug delivery device which attaches to the eye and could negate the need for repeat injections.

Branded HFA albuterols to completely dominate market

10-Jun-2008 - The impending ban on albuterol inhalers that use chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants will see branded hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-based products completely dominate the US market as, to date, no generic HFA albuterol has been developed.

First safe syringe in Indian market

09-Jun-2008 - Indian biotech company Biocon has started using pre-filled syringes for the administration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (GCSF) and erythropoietin.

US market for drug packaging worth $16bn by 2012

05-Jun-2008 - Advanced functionalities, including those that aid patient compliance, will come to dominate the drug packaging market over the next few years, according to a study by the Freedonia Group

Chesapeake's text system to cut tracking costs

03-Jun-2008 - US packaging specialist Chesapeake's new Pro-tex anti-counterfeiting technology is designed to provide drugmakers, distributors and consumers with a simple, cost-effective means of instantly verifying the authenticity of individual pharmaceutical products.