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CILICANT is changing the way we think about active packaging

Express Pharma

JANUARY 4, 2025

What is CILICANT’s vision for the future of active pharma packaging, and how do you see it contributing to the overall goals of the pharma industry? Active packaging does more than maintain stability; it empowers the pharma industry to deliver medications that are safer and more effective.

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Panel Discussion: Packaging for the connected age

Express Pharma

APRIL 12, 2025

In turn, it enhances patient engagement and experience at optimal cost [5] Strengthening digital infrastructure and adopting advanced methods to collect, analyse and implement data are essential [6] Smart pharma packaging has made progress, but there is still a long way to go.

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STAT+: Congress nears deal to rein in PBMs after years of debate

STAT

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Lawmakers agreed to extend telehealth flexibilities, fund public health programs, and enact these major PBM changes as part of a government funding package they are planning to pass before the end of the year, according to four health care industry sources and two congressional aides.

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Gerresheimer enhances pharma packaging registration with comprehensive product database

Express Pharma

JUNE 18, 2025

Gerresheimer, a systems and solutions provider for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, has introduced a web-based product database designed to streamline the selection and registration of primary plastic packaging for medicinal products. It is constantly updated with new content and functionality to meet current and future needs.”

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ACG unveils ADAPT X at CPhI & PMEC India 2024

Express Pharma

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The ADAPT X feeder is designed to accommodate complex and unconventional tablet shapes, providing flexibility for diverse packaging requirements. Additionally, the feeder features tool-less changeovers and precise product placement to reduce downtime and improve packaging efficiency. High-speed operation: Offers speeds of up to 13.2

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STAT+: PBMs face scrutiny from all sides, and analyzing Marty Makary’s road to the FDA

STAT

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The language of the government funding package has not been publicly released as of Monday night and could still change, but sources indicate some longtime health care policy priorities are making the cut for the year-end spending deal, Rachel Cohrs Zhang reports.

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ICEXPO announces Pharma Live Expo 2025 in Mumbai from April 17-19

Express Pharma

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bringing together over 225+ exhibitors and showcasing 12000+ products and solutions, the expo will represent diverse industries, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology, medical devices and diagnostics, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, packaging solutions, and healthcare IT.

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Trends 2025: Redefining the pharma supply chain

Express Pharma

JANUARY 10, 2025

Product packaging has undergone major changes and now focuses on building sustainable capabilities to avoid dependence on eco-friendly materials. Meanwhile, companies are exploring eco-friendly solutions like energy-efficient refrigerants and sustainable packaging.

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New biosimilar pathways – key takeaways from the EMA’s draft reflection paper

European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 19, 2025

4,5,6 However, these benefits are contingent on the ability to generate comprehensive, high-quality analytical and PK data packages. 10 The package, once adopted, is expected to introduce changes to regulatory exclusivity, market access, and competition rules for medicines, including biosimilars, across the EU.

Panel Discussion: Business innovation through sustainability: From obligation to opportunity

Express Pharma

APRIL 12, 2025

Packaging materials must be developed and innovated with a strong sustainability perspective [4] Regulatory frameworks should be established to mandate the use of sustainable materials [5] The e-pharmacy sector is growing rapidly, but its reliance on non-biodegradable materials poses challenges.

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B&R drives adaptive manufacturing solutions in pharma production

Express Pharma

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This challenges us to rethink how products are made, assembled, and packaged. Flexibility offers freedom within certain boundaries, but adaptive manufacturing removes those boundaries entirely.

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SCHOTT adds knowledge hub to its Pharmaversity

Express Pharma

JULY 9, 2025

SCHOTT Pharma announced that it has added a Knowledge Hub to its Pharmaversity, which was established in 2020 as a pharmaceutical educational initiative to provide industry professionals, academics and other stakeholders with insights into cutting-edge pharma trends, topics, and specialised pharmaceutical packaging solutions.

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Boots Paracetamol batch recalled after being wrongly labelled as Aspirin

The Pharmacist

MARCH 4, 2025

Almost 120,000 packs of Boots Paracetamol have been recalled because of a packaging error where they are incorrectly labelled as Aspirin on the foil blister.

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ACG covers every facet of the pharma process, all under one roof and seamlessly interconnected

Express Pharma

DECEMBER 3, 2024

ACG’s unique value lies in our holistic approach to the pharma industry, a journey that started 60 years ago with capsules and has since expanded to include everything from filling machines and packaging to advanced supply chain technology like the Life Sciences Cloud. The answer is all of the above.

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How the FDA’s new nutrition labels could prod the food industry to get healthier

STAT

JANUARY 15, 2025

A new government proposal to display nutritional labels on the front of food packaging is aimed at helping Americans make more informed choices about what they eat. An eventual side effect, research and expert commentary suggests, could be nudging the food industry to make healthier food, too.

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Kashmik Formulation plans 50 per cent production capacity expansion and targets ₹100 crore revenue in FY26

Express Pharma

JUNE 26, 2025

The company is also investing ₹4–5 crore in automating its packaging operations. In a recent move, Kashmik launched Dapagliflozin under the DAPNEC brand in the anti-diabetic segment. The product is priced up to 400 per cent lower than comparable brands in the market.

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Addressing US FDA challenges in Indian sterile drug manufacturing – Part 2

Express Pharma

JUNE 20, 2025

Outcome: Post-remediation reviews showed reduced complaint rates and improved QA oversight of packaging operations. Validation was extended to cover stability samples and simulated shipping conditions, with defined triggers for revalidation. Regulatory concerns were closed without further escalation.

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AI-driven drug discovery, precision medicine, and sustainable manufacturing can redefine the pharma industry

Express Pharma

MARCH 16, 2025

and Europe held manufacturers accountable for their environmental impact, leading to an increase in partnerships with tech companies focused on sustainable packaging and production solutions. Regulatory bodies in the U.S. Finally, reshoring and localised production emerged as key strategies for improving supply chain resilience.

FOPE & PharmaState Academy host Session 12 of the PULSE series

Express Pharma

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Jayakumar gave examples of common issues, such as packaging damage or consistency problems in ointments, stressing the importance of not dismissing seemingly minor complaints, as they could escalate into more significant quality issues.

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Implications of RFK Jr.’s CDC Vaccine Committee Overhaul for the Pharmaceutical Industry

PharmaTech

JUNE 10, 2025

ICH Q6B for Analytics Richard Easton ; Christopher Ziegenfuss June 6th 2025 Article ICH Q6B provides expectations and a clear framework for the structural characterization of biopharmaceutical products.

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How Regulatory Mandates Influence Technology

Pharmaceutical Commerce

JUNE 16, 2025

In the third part of her Pharma Commerce video interview, Kirsten Newquist, Identiv’s CEO, shares the ways in which regulations, including DSCSA, are impacting the adoption of smarter packaging technologies across the industry.

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Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle launch ESG Framework for Pharma & Healthcare

Express Pharma

JULY 15, 2025

At the same time, the sector holds significant ESG opportunities, especially in renewable energy use, ethical supply chain practices, circular packaging models, and expanded reach through schemes like Ayushman Bharat and Jan Aushadhi. These risks were laid bare during the pandemic and continue to affect service delivery and public trust.

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Strengthening our presence within APAC through increased penetration is a key focus

Express Pharma

JANUARY 17, 2025

We also see a growing emphasis on sustainable practices in manufacturing and packaging, aligning with global trends in reducing carbon footprint and waste. In addition, the nutra market boom in APAC that began during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate looking for green-label, plant-based capsules for encapsulation.

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Megablockbusters are the holy grail. Here’s how drugmakers are getting there.

PharmaVoice

JUNE 23, 2025

Here’s how drugmakers are getting there. Is DTC pharma advertising coming to an end?

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India restricts use of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride FDC in children below four years

Express Pharma

APRIL 16, 2025

The committee recommended that the combination should not be used in children below the age of four years and advised that manufacturers must include the warning: “fixed dose combination shall not be used in children below four years of age” on the product label, package insert, and any promotional literature.

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Sun Pharma must immediately declare a voluntary recall of Levipil 500

Express Pharma

APRIL 27, 2025

In an article published here ten days back, I provided a detailed account of a most worrying case where counterfeiters succeeded in acquiring batch-specific serial numbers of Sun Pharmas anti-epileptic drug Levipil 500, which were then embedded into QR codes on fake packages. Sun Pharma needs to flip that switch off right away.

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Sandoz breaks ground on new European biosimilar plant

European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 2, 2025

The site will have a variety of manufacturing capabilities, including preparation, filling, assembly and packaging, in addition to quality control (QC) laboratories. The new high-tech facility will produce both existing and upcoming biosimilar medicines in Sandoz’s portfolio. “… With a commitment of over $1.1

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FOPE and PharmaState Academy hosts Session 11 of the PULSE series

Express Pharma

DECEMBER 23, 2024

He also discussed the importance of having retention samples for raw materials and packaging materials and the role of quality control in investigating deviations and ensuring the stability of raw materials. He mentioned the necessity of having license number, and manufacturer address on certificates of analysis.

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ASPA hosts MEA Open House in Dubai to advance anti-counterfeiting collaboration

Express Pharma

APRIL 29, 2025

The event brought together 46 delegates representing 17 companies from the authentication, packaging, and brand protection industries. The agenda was moderated by Kaunain Shahidi, Packaging and Sustainability Expert. The session began with an address from Manoj Kochar, President of ASPA.

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Pharmaceutical Technology Excellence Awards 2025: i3 Membrane

Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 24, 2025

Sectors Sections Clinical Trials Drug Manufacturers Therapy Area Pricing and Market Access Latest Bayer’s Eylea market grip set to slip as Alvotech biosimilar closes in Harbour BioMed partners Otsuka on new T-cell therapy Madrigal poised to enter European MASH market after CHMP endorsement Themes Sections Artificial Intelligence Cloud Corporate Governance (..)

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The Online Pharmacy Market Growing at 16.8% Per Year

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JUNE 16, 2025

Innovations in packaging, electric delivery fleets, and IoT-driven inventory systems are making online pharmacies more efficient and eco-friendly. Sustainability and Innovation: The Next Chapter Reports from Juniper Research and Statista suggest that sustainability and automation will be key themes over the next decade.

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Effective Control of Microorganisms in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

GMPSOP

JUNE 15, 2025

– Be alert to damaged packages. Some important handling and storage rules include: – Store starting materials clean, dry, and if necessary, cold. – Store starting materials off the ground and under cover. – Always keep containers sealed when not in use. – Never use dirty or wet sampling or measuring equipment.

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How AI and machine learning are transforming drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 26, 2025

Sectors Sections Clinical Trials Drug Manufacturers Therapy Area Pricing and Market Access Latest Zambon gains Chinese regulatory authority approval for Fluimucil IV Navamedic signs agreement to acquire dne pharma Hims & Hers shares plummet 35% as Novo Nordisk pulls partnership plug Themes Sections Artificial Intelligence Cloud Corporate Governance (..)

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3 of the year’s most notable FDA nods

PharmaVoice

JUNE 27, 2025

Most Popular Biopharma is on edge about NIH funding cuts and what the future holds for research After myriad failures, a new wave of ALS drugs approaches CDC panel, newly remade by RFK Jr.,

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EU’s Pharma Package falls short of Europe’s goal of global competitiveness

Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 1, 2025

Experts praise the reforms to rare disease and antimicrobial research, but they worry that some provisions in the EU Pharma Package may harm innovation on the continent, contrary to its stated objectives. In a bid to chase competitiveness, the EU is advancing its most drastic revision of pharmaceutical law in 20 years.

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FDA Approves Immunoglobulin Formulation With Low IgA Content for Primary Immunodeficiency

Pharmacy Times

JULY 7, 2025

1,3 According to the package insert for Gammagard Liquid ERC, it is contraindicated in patients with severe systemic hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reactions to the product.

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PillPack from Amazon Pharmacy Expands to Medicare Part D: How PillPack and 24/7 Support Are Transforming Medication Access and Adherence

Pharmacy Times

JULY 15, 2025

What we've done is blend PillPack's innovative packaging with Amazon Pharmacy's user-friendly approach and affordability, so these patients can now get their medications in convenient, personalized packets and order everything online through our digital pharmacy.

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Responsible sourcing and manufacturing: Growing towards a sustainable future with Lonza

Express Pharma

JANUARY 17, 2025

The company focuses on utilising packaging to minimise end-of-life waste and employs distribution methods that further reduce environmental impact. Downstream Activities (Scope 3) Lonza has designed optimised distribution networks to reduce transport distances to customers, ensuring efficient logistics with a lower carbon footprint.

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Pharmacist to Clinical Strategy Leader: Brendan Doran on Building a Career in Biotech

The Nontraditional Pharmacist

JULY 1, 2025

Sometimes we exclude medications from our protocol, various CYP enzymes and kind of going through a package insert to see, should we exclude this drug or not? And even just 10 minutes ago before we got on the call, I was looking up a drug. So there’s still definitely a lot of PharmD in there.

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Why most extractables & leachables studies fail regulatory review-and how to fix them

Express Pharma

JUNE 23, 2025

This article explores why E&L studies go wrong and how to build a submission-ready package from protocol to final report. Most projects fail not in the lab, but in study design, regulatory interpretation, and documentation.

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Porton Advanced and EVA Pharma collaborate for CAR T-cell therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 27, 2025

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FDA approves label updates for BMS’ CAR T cell therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 27, 2025

Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights.

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Expanding Access: Digital Therapeutics and the Evolving Role of Pharmacists

Pharmacy Times

JULY 3, 2025

It's cognitive behavioral therapy packaged as a digital experience. I've even seen VR experiences, so it can be packaged in any type of digital experience. Areo Nazari, PharmD: PDTs are digital or software-based treatments that are approved by the FDA to treat disease.

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Lorundrostat Shows Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Patients With CKD and Hypertension

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

Along with the successful pivotal trials, Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN, and the ongoing open-label extension trial, these results comprise the core package for our planned NDA submission.” “Explore-CKD established that lorundrostat 25 mg once daily has a favorable clinical profile for this patient population.

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CILICANT is changing the way we think about active packaging

Panel Discussion: Packaging for the connected age

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STAT+: Congress nears deal to rein in PBMs after years of debate

Gerresheimer enhances pharma packaging registration with comprehensive product database

ACG unveils ADAPT X at CPhI & PMEC India 2024

STAT+: PBMs face scrutiny from all sides, and analyzing Marty Makary’s road to the FDA

ICEXPO announces Pharma Live Expo 2025 in Mumbai from April 17-19

Trends 2025: Redefining the pharma supply chain

New biosimilar pathways – key takeaways from the EMA’s draft reflection paper

Panel Discussion: Business innovation through sustainability: From obligation to opportunity

B&R drives adaptive manufacturing solutions in pharma production

SCHOTT adds knowledge hub to its Pharmaversity

Boots Paracetamol batch recalled after being wrongly labelled as Aspirin

ACG covers every facet of the pharma process, all under one roof and seamlessly interconnected

How the FDA’s new nutrition labels could prod the food industry to get healthier

Kashmik Formulation plans 50 per cent production capacity expansion and targets ₹100 crore revenue in FY26

Addressing US FDA challenges in Indian sterile drug manufacturing – Part 2

AI-driven drug discovery, precision medicine, and sustainable manufacturing can redefine the pharma industry

FOPE & PharmaState Academy host Session 12 of the PULSE series

Implications of RFK Jr.’s CDC Vaccine Committee Overhaul for the Pharmaceutical Industry

How Regulatory Mandates Influence Technology

Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle launch ESG Framework for Pharma & Healthcare

Strengthening our presence within APAC through increased penetration is a key focus

Megablockbusters are the holy grail. Here’s how drugmakers are getting there.

India restricts use of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride FDC in children below four years

Sun Pharma must immediately declare a voluntary recall of Levipil 500

Sandoz breaks ground on new European biosimilar plant

FOPE and PharmaState Academy hosts Session 11 of the PULSE series

ASPA hosts MEA Open House in Dubai to advance anti-counterfeiting collaboration

Pharmaceutical Technology Excellence Awards 2025: i3 Membrane

The Online Pharmacy Market Growing at 16.8% Per Year

Effective Control of Microorganisms in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

How AI and machine learning are transforming drug discovery

3 of the year’s most notable FDA nods

EU’s Pharma Package falls short of Europe’s goal of global competitiveness

FDA Approves Immunoglobulin Formulation With Low IgA Content for Primary Immunodeficiency

PillPack from Amazon Pharmacy Expands to Medicare Part D: How PillPack and 24/7 Support Are Transforming Medication Access and Adherence

Responsible sourcing and manufacturing: Growing towards a sustainable future with Lonza

Pharmacist to Clinical Strategy Leader: Brendan Doran on Building a Career in Biotech

Why most extractables & leachables studies fail regulatory review-and how to fix them

Porton Advanced and EVA Pharma collaborate for CAR T-cell therapies

FDA approves label updates for BMS’ CAR T cell therapies

Expanding Access: Digital Therapeutics and the Evolving Role of Pharmacists

Lorundrostat Shows Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Patients With CKD and Hypertension

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