Archive for the ‘Baby Boomers’ Category
Friday, December 16th, 2011
I was intrigued to see packaging mentioned in the new child safety program promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other partners, Up and Away. The program is part of the PROTECT Initiative, with drug manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and ...
Posted in Baby Boomers, Blisters, Bottles, clinical trials, Design, Labeling, Safety | No Comments »
Friday, June 24th, 2011
A study of patient refill behavior to be published this month in Clinical Therapeutics shows modest--but significant--adherence improvements in patients using calendar blister packaging (CBP).
A Pharmacoepidemiologic Analysis of the Impact of Calendar Packaging On Adherence to Self-Administered Medications for Long-Term Use reports on an analysis of pharmacy claims data from ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Today is the final day for comments on California's new prescription drug labeling requirements aimed to boost patient safety. Don't worry--they appear to target pharmacy-generated labels, not manufacturer-generated labeling--but I wonder how they ultimately could influence your labeling.
The new rule drives a number of changes that would result in what ...
Posted in Baby Boomers, Bar Coding, Bottles, Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, FDA, Healthcare Reform, Hospital, Labeling, Medical Devices, Medical Errors, Pharmacies, Safety | 2 Comments »
Friday, July 10th, 2009
I found a pretty provocative editorial on CNN Money.com yesterday from Fortune contributor Matt Miller at the Center for American Progress. "Why Prevention won't cure health care" seemed a little shocking. Judging from the healthy debate he started--21 comments, the lucky guy!--he and his sources touched a few nerves.
Miller quotes ...
Posted in Baby Boomers, Healthcare Reform | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 21st, 2008
With many baby boomers reaching retirement age in the coming years, preventive healthcare programs are beginning to draw significant attention. Are you gearing your company up to meet their healthcare packaging needs?
For instance, Campaign 2011, which focuses on the year millions of baby boomers will turn 65, kicked off this ...
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