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Packaging Equipment

Newform medical grade bag
By ATMI Packaging Inc.
Product collateral
The Newform Medical Grade Bag is composed of a pure, pinhole-free, medical grade polyethylene film produced by ATMI Packaging.

Truth: RFID Can be Hacked
By Authentication News
White paper
According to this white paper from Authentication News, some false assumptions are being made about the security of radio frequency idenfication (RFID). Many technologies can perform similar roles as RFID that are much more difficult to alter.

The RFID benchmark report - Finding the technology's tipping point
By Aberdeen Group
White paper
This white paper by Aberdeen Group Inc. reviews the results of a survey of industry executives about radio frequency identification (RFID), including its potential and capabilities that go beyond mere data collection.

EPC-RFID solutions that power the high-resolution supply chain
By OAT Systems Inc.
White paper
This white paper by OAT Systems Inc. explains its end-to-end electronic product code (EPC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) solution that lets companies track and trace products from the manufacturer through the retail destination.

An introduction to bar code platemaking quality and verification procedures
By Quint Co.
White paper
In this white paper by Quint Co., the benefits of bar codes in patient safety is discussed. In a recent study, 20 percent of prescribed medications taken by, or administered to, patients were the wrong dosage. Nearly 90 percent could have been prevented by bar codes on unit doses at the time of administration.

Get charged up about RFID battery options
By Tadiran, U.S. Battery Division
White paper
Tadiran's U.S. Battery Division outlines battery choices for radio frequency identification (RFID) applications.

Packaging Operations

Printed Components for the Health Care Industry
By Cardinal Health
Product collateral
Cardinal Health offers packaging and marketing collateral that aim to build strong brand recogniton. Some of their products include folding cartons, pharmaceutical inserts, labels, promotional printing, product launch support, and specialty packaging.

Packaging Services for the Health Care Industry
By Cardinal Health
Product collateral
From design to manufacturing, Cardinal Health provides a complete packaging service.

Clinical Supply Services
By Cardinal Health
Product collateral
Services include primary packaging, secondary packaging, package engineering and design, labeling and assembly, stability packaging, supply chain management, material logistics, and analytical support.

Anti-Counterfeiting Packaging Solutions
By Cardinal Health
Product collateral
Cardinal Health offers many devices to combat counterfeit packaging including optical variable devices, optical variable links, security papers, microtext, tamper-proof techniques and bar coding.

Pharma labels fail the toughness test
By Matco Associates Inc.
White paper
An independent lab tested a variety of pharmaceutical product labels from different suppliers for durability when exposed to harsh elements. According to this white paper from Matco Associates Inc., the elements won.

Meeting the counterfeit drug challenge
By Pacific Research Institute
White paper
This white paper by Peter J. Pitts, senior fellow in health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute, shows how the importation of unapproved controlled substances highlights the FDA's concern that an increasing number of non-U.S. web sites are offering controlled substances to American consumers.

Supply Chain Management

Challenge in the channel: A critical review of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry
By Pembroke Consulting
White paper
This white paper by Pembroke Consulting examines the impact of new distribution arrangements on the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.

Symposium on risk in supply chains
By Product Surety Center
White paper
This white paper is based on a variety of discussions from a 2005 symposium of the Product Surety Center (PSC), a resource center for industries and government agencies involved in ensuring the security and safety of products. The addressed what it characterized as an overlooked player in U.S. safety and security -- the private sector and its global supply chains.

Bayer warms up to cold chain supply
By Bayer HealthCare
Case study
In this case study, Bayer Healthcare develops cold chain solutions by doing careful validation and quality assurance work and collaborating closely with vendors.

Best practices in international logistics
By Aberdeen Group
White paper
After researching companies that are transforming their international logistics operations, Aberdeen Group selected eight companies as best practice winners and, based on their successes, offers recommendations for other companies that want to improve their international logistics performance.

Next-generation logistics: Secure track and trace
By Kezzler AS
White paper
In this white paper, Kezzler AS discusses how logistical and manufacturing systems must merge and evolve with tracking technologies to make the supply chain truly secure.

iButton Electronic Asset-Data Management Tags
By Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
Product collateral
An iButton by Maxim Integrated Products is a computer chip with a globally unique address, factory-lasered at time of manufacture, enclosed in a 16mm stainless-steel case. iButtons can include read/write memory, clocks, thermometers<BR>and data loggers.

Track and Trace

Analysis of a new solution from TI, 3M and VeriSign to secure the ...
By ABI Research
White paper
In this white paper, ABI Research evaluates an initiative from Texas Instruments Inc., 3M Co. and VeriSign Inc. proposing radio frequency identification (RFID) with public-key infrastructure (PKI) as a solution to drug counterfeiting.

Road to RFID paved with bar codes
By Product Identification & Processing Systems Inc.
White paper
Product Identification & Processing Systems Inc. discusses why bar codes are the short-term answer to adopting radio frequency identification (RFID) in the pharmaceutical industry.

Busting the myths of pharma RFID
By A.T. Kearney Inc.
White paper
Companies are gearing up to take advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Questions of cost, implementation and maintenance may seem daunting but the potential benefits offer more than enough incentives to offset the questions. However, as with any large-scale, fast-moving initiative, information about RFID is mixed with myths.

Healthcare and pharmaceutical label printing
By SATO America Inc.
White paper
This white paper by SATO International Pte Ltd. introduces some of the FDA regulation 21 CFR Part 11 and discusses how Label Gallery enables organizations to meet these requirements.

Track and trace solutions for the life sciences supply chain
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
According to this white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp., track-and-trace technologies and applications can be leveraged to provide internal benefits and satisfy regulatory and customer requirements.

Improving security with identification printing
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp. explains how to improve security with identification printing solutions, featuring bar code, radio frequency identification, graphics, logos, digitized photos and text.

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