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Eco-conscious packaging: A strategic opportunity

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The impact of packaging is felt only when it does not do its job and therefore pharmaceutical companies have traditionally invested quite a bit on product packs, also using them as part of their branding strategy. sq mm of material – there is more than 20 per cent reduction of packaging material. per cent CAGR. Shivshankar S.R,

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House passes site-neutral policy, transparency, PBM reform package

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WASHINGTON — The House passed a relatively major health care package late Monday, an end-of-year victory after the same policies had to be yanked from consideration in September because they lacked bipartisan support. 19 deadline to fund the government and extend funding for certain health programs in particular.

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STAT+: Key Senate panel to consider PBM, drug pricing reform package

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The package crafted by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) The pharmacy benefit manager regulations build on a separate package of PBM regulations that the panel passed in July. and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is slated to be marked up on Nov.

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Senate committee plans Nov. 8 vote on wide-ranging health care package

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The legislation would package together versions of health care policies that the committee has been working on for some time. WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov. Read the rest…

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Reshaping pharma safety with active packaging innovations

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In pharmaceutical packaging, where quality and safety are requisites for a shelf-stable formulation, Cilicant has understood this concern very well and is committed to providing the right solutions to protect the formulations from the harmful effects of moisture and oxygen, which are well-known factors affecting stability.

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STAT+: Congress gives doctors Medicare pay bump, sets up December fight in new funding package

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That year-end deadline lines up with the expiration of telehealth pay policies , setting the stage for a large health legislative package and giving Congress another shot at aligning hospital and doctor office payments and reforming the business practices of drug middlemen.

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STAT+: The FDA is testing new nutrition labels on the front of food packages

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Much of the Americas already has so-called front of package labels — small symbols printed on packaged foods that alert consumers when a food is high in certain unhealthy nutrients like sodium or saturated fat. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is embarking on a major study to test front of package labels here in the U.S.,

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