Archive for April, 2011
Monday, April 25th, 2011
A new study of patients in a community-based Medicaid program shows the benefit of a collaborative approach--one that involves packaging and personal outreach--for improving patients' persistence with their medications.
Reported in last month's The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, the study evaluates the impact of Medicine-On-Time's medication management system on nursing ...
Posted in Blisters, Compliance Packaging, Medication Therapy Management, Pharmacies, Senior Friendly Packaging | No Comments »
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
As combination products and co-packaged medical products evolve, there is a shift toward high-quality products that ensure safety and ease-of-use for consumers and healthcare professionals alike. Parenteral product companies are developing pre-filled syringes with superior safety features; pharmaceutical companies in the inhaled space are designing devices and patient-friendly packaging that ...
Posted in Medical Devices, Medical Errors, Quality, Recalls, Safety, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
FDA released its strategic goals and long-term objectives yesterday, covering food, drugs, medical devices, biologics, animal drugs, and tobacco. To no surprise, its plan for protecting public health includes supply-chain issues:
Secure the global supply chain to ensure that drugs are being manufactured and distributed to conform to established quality standards.
Improve ...
Posted in Bar Coding, Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, FDA, Medical Errors, Pharmacies, Safety, supply chain | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Today was a good day in the fight against medical errors. Yes, it should be a fight!
In our daily newsletter today we reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investing up to $1 billion in federal funding to launch the Partnership for Patients, a national ...
Posted in Bar Coding, Hospital, Medical Devices, Medical Errors, Safety | 2 Comments »
