Here’s an interesting new development from Chesapeake. A great way of adding vitality both to their product range and to the packaging segment (Martin)
Chesapeake has launched a new paperboard packaging range for the drinks and healthcare markets that can be formed into pods to hold liquids.The Impressions range of packaging is manufactured using a low-energy [...]
I think this is hugely important for the British/Western packaging industry. Unless a company is big enough to set up dedicated lines in India and China, there seems to me to be no better place to become established than in the pharma field if you want to address this important and growing market. (Martin)
Low wages, [...]
What do a bird in wintertime, a honeycomb and double glazing have in common? Instead of being some elaborate riddle, the answer is instead very simple. They are all ways to describe the cold chain storage technique on the market by Coldpack, which has recently had its UK launch.
Known as the Airliner, the packaging contains [...]
Great mention for Design Cognition in the Daily Telegraph. Good to see specialist packaging expertise being recognised (Martin)
For Chris Penfold, chief executive of Design Cognition, such networking could prove to be invaluable. Next month, Nottingham-based Penfold will fly to Los Angeles with several other British healthcare specialists to attend the annual meeting of the American [...]
Anne’s a real asset to the industry, and congratulations both to her and to Chris Penfold for having the good sense to recruit her! (Martin)
Design Cognition, packaging consultants & designers based in Nottingham, are proud to announce that Technical Director Anne Dallison has been awarded Fellowship of The Packaging Society, part of The Institute [...]
Clear communication about a medication’s pluses and minuses leads more patients to comprehend what a pharmaceutical can do for them, but this greater understanding may not translate into better compliance, according to a pair of recently published studies.
via AMNews: March 30, 2009. Simpler drug packaging doesn’t increase patient compliance … American Medical News.
This is a couple of weeks old but still interesting (Martin)
This week in-PharmaTechnologist’s Pharma Phacts podcast focuses on a nanotechnology method that could produce more effective barrier packaging using less material.
via Nanotech polymer manufacture may help create better packaging.
Psshhhht – the familiar sound of opening a bottle of fizzy drink. Marketers know the power that noise can have in awakening our thirst, but it also provides an indication that the seal to the bottle has remained intact until the moment the consumer chooses to open it.
In sensitive sectors such as food, drink and [...]
Chicago (March 2009) – Burgopak has successfully achieved the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission’s F=1 standard for child-resistant effectiveness and the senior-friendly criteria. Named “Best Compliance Package” at 2008’s Pharmapack in Paris, Burgopak continues to advance the technology of pharmaceutical compliance packaging with its compelling designs.
via PharmaLive: Burgopak’s pharmaceutical packaging development achieves F=1 [...]
POM to P to GSL
The dash to “Over the Counter and beyond”
Article supplied by Chris Penfold, MD of Design Cognition, www.designcognition.com
While there are many technical issues surrounding the packaging of pharmaceuticals, the picture changes fundamentally once a product becomes available “over the counter” (OTC). These OTC products may be available as pharmacy sales (preparations marked [...]
