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FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Label for Most Packaged Foods

Pharmacy Times

If finalized, the requirement would include readily available nutrition information, including saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.

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Ampoules packaging market forecast to 2033

European Pharmaceutical Review

A report by The Brainy Insights has predicted that the ampoules packaging market will value $9.83 This is expected to be largely driven by increasing demand for this packaging type. Considering material type, glass ampoule packaging was found to hold a market share of around 77 percent in 2023, in comparison to plastic.

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Opinion: Patients might finally receive practical information with prescriptions — if the FDA doesn’t blow it

STAT

After years of deliberation, the FDA has proposed giving patients a simple one-pager for every prescription drug with the information needed for safe and effective use. It wants patients to know them, too.

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Guidance for medicine packaging under Windsor Framework

European Pharmaceutical Review

The agreement stipulates that certain conditions must be met in the labelling and packaging of these medicinal products. After this date: Under the framework, medicines can have the same packaging and labelling across the UK. UK packaging must carry a clearly legible ‘UK only’ label to be allowed onto the UK market.

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AI-supported spectroscopy delivers superior pharmaceutical packaging QC

European Pharmaceutical Review

A paper published in the IEEE Sensors Journal has demonstrated 100 percent inline pharmaceutical packaging content verification by combining standard diffuse reflectance MOEMS-EC-QCL spectroscopy with artificial intelligence (AI). Current quality control challenges in pharmaceutical packaging Flores et al. Flores et al.

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Sustainable pharma packaging: breaking down the barriers to adoption

European Pharmaceutical Review

For most consumers, product packaging represents their first impression of a brand and its sustainability credentials. But how is this push shaping the pharma packaging market and what are the key changes we can expect to see? For many, aesthetic appeal and user experience top the list of priorities when it comes to packaging design.

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Pharmacy Marketing: Urgent Strip Packaging Opportunity

DiversifyRx

If you provide strip or multi-dose packaging, you were just handed a golden egg from CVS. CVS suddenly announced the discontinuation of its strip packaging services. This decision has left many patients needing to find a new pharmacy that offers similar packaging services. You can read their announcement HERE.