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Prefilled Syringes & Injection Devices
113
Issue No #113 Oct 2020
October 26th, 2020
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INJECTION
Dr Iain Simpson
Phillips-Medisize
THE NEW EMERGING NEEDS DRIVING AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Iain Simpson discusses the emerging needs to be considered when bringing new autoinjector drug-device combinations to market.
CONNECTIVITY
Arnaud Guillet
Biocorp
MEASURING & MANAGING MEDICATION ADHERENCE FROM CLINICAL TRIALS TO ROUTINE CARE: INJAY MEMS AS
®
Arnaud Guillet and Bernard Vrijens discuss the issue of medication non-adherence in both clinical trials and commercialised drug products, and how Biocorp’s Injay connected prefilled syringe solution combined with Aardex’s MEMS Adherence Software provides a solution.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Lyndon Wild
SHL Medical
THE “CUSTOMISABLE PLATFORM” PARADOX
Lyndon Wild and Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig present a systematic analysis of the customisable platform architecture found in the Molly
®
autoinjector technology.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Joe Reynolds
Noble
TRAINING DEVICES & PATIENT EDUCATION PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SELF-INJECTION DRUG DELIVERY MARKET
Joe Reynolds discusses the role training devices and patient education play with regard to self-injection therapies.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Steven Kaufman
Stevanato Group
LEVERAGING INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM PROJECT
Steven Kaufman and Adam Stops describe how an integrated offering can help customers at each phase of a drug delivery system project.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Mr Maximilian Vogl
Gerresheimer
GERRESHEIMER INCLUDES STEVANATO GROUP INTEGRATED TWIST-OFF CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR GX
®
RTF SYRINGES
Maximilian Vogl reveals the latest user-friendly addition to its Gx RTF Luer lock syringes using Stevanto Group’s integrated twist-off closure technology.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Dr Alex Vasiev
Oval Medical Technologies
VERIFYING THE CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY OF CUSTOM PRIMARY PACKAGING
Alex Vasiev, Connor Everett and Steven Hay explore the challenges of verifying the container closure integrity of custom primary packaging.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
George I’ons
Owen Mumford
UNISAFE
®
2.25: SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONING TO NEW-GENERATION BIOLOGICS
George I’ons discusses the benefits of subcutaneously administering new drug formulations, and the factors that manufacturers need to consider when designing delivery devices.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tibor Hlobik
West Pharmaceutical Services
POLYMER SYRINGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRUG APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Tibor Hlobik compares cyclo-olefin polymers and copolymers with glass as the material of choice for prefilled syringes, in particular discussing the benefits of polymers when it comes to biologic drug products and prefilled syringes for use in autoinjectors.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Shota Arakawa
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
OXYCAPT™ MULTILAYER PLASTIC VIAL AND SYRINGE
Shota Arakawa and Tomohiro Suzuki discuss MGC’s OXYCAPT™ vial and syringe primary containers, including the OXYCAPT™ material and product offering, as well as where MGC sees OXYCAPT™ fitting into the modern pharmaceutical market.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Mark Turner
Medical Engineering Technologies
VERIFICATION OF INJECTABLES IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
Mark Turner discusses the regulations and requirements around testing combination products for their stability in storage over their shelf-life and during transport.
INJECTION
Adrien Bouillet
Eveon
ENHANCING PROTEIN PRESERVATION DURING BIOLOGICAL DRUG PREPARATION AND DELIVERY
Adrien Bouillet, Loïc Girois and Marianne Weidenhaupt, discuss the results of work carried out in joint efforts by EVEON and LMGP in the field of protein adsorption and aggregation, and how the results of this work have led to improvements in the design of EVEON’s proprietary micropump.
INJECTION
Bespak by Recipharm
THE CHANGING FACE OF AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY
Reenal Gandhi discusses the advantages offered by liquefied gas as a power source for autoinjectors compared with conventional spring-based systems, as well as covering the benefits of using a platform model for drug delivery device development.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
William Fortina
Duoject
THE IMPORTANCE OF A GREAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE TO ACHIEVE A GREAT MEDICAL DEVICE
William Fortina considers the importance of the medical device development experience in the healthcare context and discusses the factors that make for a superior development process.
EXPERT VIEW
Andy Fry
PREPARING FOR MASS VACCINATION
Andy Fry and Stephen Blatcher discuss the need for a mass vaccination device in response to the 2020 covid-19 pandemic. In particular, the authors discuss the benefits and challenges of turning to needle-free injection technology as a solution.
INJECTION
Dr Andreas Schneider
Ypsomed
HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD THE DEVICE AGAINST THE SKIN? INSIGHTS FROM AN EMPIRICAL STUDY USING HAND-HELD AUTOINJECTORS
Andreas Schneider summarises recent empirical work investigating the ability of users of hand-held devices to complete longer injection times effectively. The study provides insights into the effects of injection duration on the force exerted by the user to hold the device against the injection site.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Ivan De Sanzo
Marchesini Group
PACKAGING LINE FOR GSK AUTOINJECTORS: A CASE STUDY
Ivan De Sanzo describes a unique automated complete packaging line provided to GlaxoSmithKline for three different autoinjectors.
EXPERT VIEW
Allison Strochlic
CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE AND INFORMATIVE EVALUATIONS OF INJECTION DEVICE PACKAGING
Allison Strochlic and Andrea Dwyer discuss the often overlooked aspect of a combination product user interface: the packaging. With a specific look at injection devices, the authors cover how to perform proper human factors testing of a combination product’s packaging, and the advantages doing so can confer to a project.
CONNECTIVITY
Sheila Trgovac
Ximedica
HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN TRANSFORM CLINICAL TRIALS
Sheila Trgovac and Rebecca Ford suggest that now is the time for innovation in clinical trials – using a patient-centric approach whilst leveraging digital solutions to create a digital clinical trial ecosystem.
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