Drug makers get a 'dose' of packaging capabilities: blister packs improve compliance, but how will companies deal with today's bar coding and child-resist issues? (Special Unit-Dose Packaging). From: Food & Drug Packaging | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Pierce, Lisa McTigue | COPYRIGHT 2003 Stagnito Communications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Unit-dose packaging doesn't just mean blisters, but that's where most of the activity has been in recent years. Whether it's lidded blisters or blister cards, patients and health care providers have seen the benefits of unit-dose or unit-of-use packs for prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) solid oral drugs. Blister packs can include memory aids to help remind patients when and how to take the drug. They safeguard the drug's efficacy by protecting each pill until it's taken. And...