The Latest in Drug Delivery & Parenteral Packaging
monary drug-delivery technologies
with a broad product range. Valois
Pharma, a div. of Valois S.A.S., Le
Neubourg, France; + 33 1 39172041;
Valois of America, Congers, NY;
845/639-3700; www.valois.com.
COP Parenteral Packaging
A cyclo olefin polymer (COP) is formulated to provide higher breakage
resistance and transparency compared
with COC plastics and glass. Zeonex
COP is designed for molding prefilled
syringes, pen-injector cartridges, and
vials for protein-based, peptide-based,
and high-viscosity drugs. It can withstand steam, EtO, and gamma sterilization. Zeon Chemicals L.P.,
Louisville, KY; 800/735-3388; www.
zeonchemicals. com.
Self-Sealing Closure
A provider of specimen-collection supplies and custom-designed laboratory
product kits has developed a new closure system that reduces spillage and
cross contamination. Penetrex is a
membrane that can be used as the core
in standard plugs for bottles, vials, and
flasks. Available in a range of polymers, the self-sealing membrane can
be penetrated repeatedly, including
with specialty nozzles during filling as
well as with oral syringes and pipettes.
The Andwin Corp., Woodland Hills,
CA; 818/999-2828; www.andwin.com.
Unit-Dose Bottle
A bottle dispenses one dose at a time
while indicating the day and time to
encourage patient compliance. The
NextBottle product can replace the
conventional amber-colored plastic
bottle in which the majority of prescription drugs are currently dispensed. It also serves as an alternative
to blister packs, which have historically
been the preferred choice for compliance packaging. The bottle provides
child resistance via a conventional
push-and-turn cap, which also serves
as a platform for the pharmacy label.
The label is affixed to the oversized,
flat-bottle cap. One World Design
and Manufacturing Group,
Warren, NJ; 908/769-1234, www.
oneworlddmg.com.
