Articles

  1. Packaging The Future Of Healthcare 4/16/2021

    The traditional purpose of healthcare packaging is to preserve and protect products, ensuring safety and efficacy for the patient or consumer. Packaging has also been the longstanding conduit between brands, manufacturers and products, and the patients and consumers who use those products – ultimately providing a key communications channel for brand messaging and usage instructions. In this paper we explore four key trends that drive how and when packaging creates value for patient and consumer well-being.

  2. Accelerating Results For Healthcare Brands Through Advocacy, Materials Science Expertise And Integrated Packaging Capabilities 4/15/2021

    Any change to packaging design for an approved pharmaceutical product is a time consuming, detail-orientated effort, even with small brand-driven changes––so when governments update packaging regulations on a larger scale, a company’s entire product line could be impacted, creating change management projects for sometimes hundreds of items. When Health Canada introduced amendments to the existing Food and Drug Regulations for non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) drug products in 2014, pharmaceutical organizations selling products in the Canadian marketplace knew they had a significant challenge to overcome

  3. How To Accelerate Global Market Growth With Agile Product Sample Pouching Programs 4/6/2021

    A market-leading consumer health products division of a multi-national pharmaceutical company sought to grow their brand with an innovative, new vitamin product. This launch would involve complimentary sample pouches that could be distributed across a range of channels to reach as many consumers as possible. That is where Jones Healthcare Group stepped in.

  4. The Changing Dynamics Of The Pharma/Biotech Supply Chain – A Packaging And Clinical Supply Perspective 3/29/2021

    Perhaps more than any other industry, pharma and biotech have undergone radical change over the past year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. From supply chain security and capacity to clinical trial operations and site auditing, almost every aspect has been affected. Experts explore how these trends are shaping the industry and offer an outlook.

  5. When Is Intelligent Healthcare Packaging The Right Choice 3/23/2021

    When packaging engineers and brand managers imagine what they can achieve with the help of new packaging technologies, it’s difficult to know where to start since the potential use cases, goals and outcomes of product packaging have grown so significantly. What’s more, the technology itself can be confusing. This article is intended to help those involved in the conceptualization and development of healthcare packaging understand the capabilities of packaging technologies and determine the best choices for their products, as well as for patients and consumers.

  6. Pharmaceutical Company Quickly Transitions 28 SKUs To Comply With New Labeling Requirements 2/10/2021

    A large multi-national pharmaceutical company needed assistance in complying with new Health Canada regulatory requirements for labeling over-the-counter (OTC) products. The project scope required bringing 28 SKUs that varied by dosage form, quantity, primary and secondary packaging, as well as therapeutic area – and each SKU had its own unique packaging demands and timeline to maintain an unaffected retail shelf presence - into compliance with PLL. Read how all 28 SKUs were delivered in accordance with the forecast timelines and the overall project was completed early.

  7. Jones Packaging And Medication Dispensing Solutions 2/5/2021

    Jones Healthcare Group enables advances in healthcare with packaging components and services that protect product integrity and help consumers make informed decisions. For over a century, our partnerships, knowledge and expertise across healthcare sectors have  uniquely positioned us to respond to evolving market needs with insights and opportunities that help our customers put consumer wellness first.

  8. Jones Pouch Packaging Services 2/2/2021

    Liquids, creams, tablets, gel caps, granular powders for trade and – more important than ever in today’s marketplace – sample packs. All of these products are ideal candidates for delivery in standard or custom pouch packages – an effective and economical way to maximize your brand and your product’s impact within a targeted market.

  9. Jones Convenience Vial Filling 2/2/2021

    Our fully integrated and validated packaging line fills travel-size plastic vials – also known as convenience vials or purse packs – with most solid dosage forms, including tablets, caplets, capsules, and gel caps. It then caps, labels and imprints the lot number and expiry date before completing the secondary packaging process of blistering and carding the vials.

  10. Jones Bottle Packaging Services 1/31/2021

    Our new Uhlmann integrated bottling line is equipped with track-and-trace technology to ensure the drug product is packaged with efficiency and precision, while adhering to rigorous cGMP and regulatory standards.