packaging
World news wrapup: 23 May 2019
Opioid volume drops in the US; first US state gets online naloxone; England gets first click-and-collect meds lockers in supermarkets US: The United States saw a 17% fall in prescription …
Boxed warnings consultation
The TGA is looking for submissions regarding the proposed guidance for the use of Boxed Warnings for prescription medicines The organisation has opened a public consultation paper and is keen …
Better medicine labels: get it right the first time
How will the new medicine-labelling requirements improve customer compliance and understanding? asks Michael De Bari Prescription dispensing has gone unchanged for decades in Australia. Now, the Australian Federal Government, through its …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Stability of repackaged dabigatran etexilate capsules in dose administration aids Removal of dabigatran (Pradaxa) capsules from their original packaging is not …
Generic packaging changes could improve efficiency
Changing medicines packaging to have prominent placement of active substances and strengths could help reduce prep time without increasing errors A study published in the BMJ by Norwegian researchers has …
Forum: Targin Product Presentations
“I can’t understand why pharmaceutical companies kept choosing product presentations that increase rather than mitigate medication errors. Though we have been so blessed with an array of colours to select …
Forum: donate empty S8 boxes to kinder?
“I have been donating empty boxes, bottles, lids to my children’s kinder and school for quite a few years for the children to make constructions out of. They have always …
What’s wrong with drug packaging?
Life would be so much easier—and safer—if drug packaging was designed with pharmacists in mind, writes Angelo Pricolo Sometimes we walk around the dispensary looking at things and wonder why …