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When serialization could be your answer to global anti-counterfeiting

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The supply of counterfeit medicines and medical devices is a growing problem worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 1% of medicines available in the developed world are likely to be counterfeit. This figure rises to 10% globally, although in some developing countries they estimate one third of medicines are counterfeit. (more…)

The Oracle Life Sciences Forum (Geneva)

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The fourth Oracle Life Sciences Forum, held in Geneva on the 16-17th March covered a broad range of subjects including clinical development & safety, manufacturing, distribution & operations, customer relationship management and collaboration & architecture. (more…)

Free Webinar: Reducing the Validation Merry-Go-Round

Any pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer who does not use validated software, relies on costly manual and paper processes which may compromise the safety, quality and value of its products.
However, the software validation process can be extremely expensive and time consuming. Many companies employ full-time validation teams who are on a continuous global loop of validating and witnessing every computer system install and upgrade used in the production process – ‘the validation merry-go-round’. (more…)

Labeling Seminar Q&A Session

The following post is a transcript of the Q&A session held recently at the labeling seminar we hosted in Philidelphia on 20th February 2009. It’s a frank discussion between representatives from leading pharmaceutical companies and myself, Product Manager for PRISYM ID.

The topics covered include the following and focus around our web-based labeling product Prisym Medica:

  • Thick and thin clients for labeling solutions
  • How a web-based solution can augment an existing package
  • Client and server based printing
  • Software version control
  • Capturing customer label approvals through web-based software

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Webinar: Web-Based Labeling & FDA Compliance

Join myself and Martyn Kerluk on 20th February 2009 at 8.30am EST for a webinar on web-based labeling and surrounding FDA compliance issues. Experience the benefits of web-based labeling through a demo of PRISYM Medica Web.

On the back of Pharma Packaging and Labeling 2009 we will be hosting a free seminar in Philadelphia and due to popular demand we’ll now be broadcasting this as a webinar too.

Click the link for the full event programme and to register:

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Pharma Packaging and Labeling Conference – Barcelona

I have just returned from the very interesting Pharma Packaging and Labeling conference in Barcelona.  While talking to many of the other delegates it was apparent that many drugs and medical device manufacturers have long and complicated processes for label management.  Internal approval of label revisions or new designs could take weeks and in some cases months! (more…)