Stora Enso has launched a cartonboard pharmaceutical pack that can be upgraded to include patient compliance technology from Cypak, the specialist in intelligent pharmaceutical packaging.
The Discreet Dose Slider's (DDS) lock mechanism has gained the pack F1 status, for exceptional child safety, from the US Code of Federal Regulations, and is suitable for highly toxic drugs.
The pack, which has printable surfaces for patient guidance, can be produced using existing machinery. Tests on Bosch kit have reached speeds of 120 packs per minute.
Patient compliance features can be added to create the intelligent version of the pack, the DDSi.
Printed circuits are incorporated into the board and connected to sensors that detect when a pill is broken out of the blister pack.
An alarm will then sound until a question is answered by pressing a button on the pack.
Stockholm-based Cypak has developed a silicon chip, called an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), to store this information.
The information can then be checked using a paper reader attached by USB to a computer or a wireless unit suitable for the elderly, who may not have access to a computer.
Stora Enso has developed PackAgent Compliance monitoring software to capture and share the data with interested parties.
It is likely the technology will initially be used in clinical trials or for pack improvements for drugs that require high compliance monitoring.
Source: packagingnews
The Discreet Dose Slider's (DDS) lock mechanism has gained the pack F1 status, for exceptional child safety, from the US Code of Federal Regulations, and is suitable for highly toxic drugs.
The pack, which has printable surfaces for patient guidance, can be produced using existing machinery. Tests on Bosch kit have reached speeds of 120 packs per minute.
Patient compliance features can be added to create the intelligent version of the pack, the DDSi.
Printed circuits are incorporated into the board and connected to sensors that detect when a pill is broken out of the blister pack.
An alarm will then sound until a question is answered by pressing a button on the pack.
Stockholm-based Cypak has developed a silicon chip, called an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), to store this information.
The information can then be checked using a paper reader attached by USB to a computer or a wireless unit suitable for the elderly, who may not have access to a computer.
Stora Enso has developed PackAgent Compliance monitoring software to capture and share the data with interested parties.
It is likely the technology will initially be used in clinical trials or for pack improvements for drugs that require high compliance monitoring.
Source: packagingnews
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