Showing posts with label pharma printing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pharma printing. Show all posts

Friday, 30 March 2012

Significance of information in pharmaceutical printing


Pharmaceutical printing is very crucial and requires service providers to stick to the strict rules. Since it involves public health, there is no room for mistake. Probably this is the reason why there are not many such companies to offer such services. Disinterest of printing companies in this domain is also because of the fact that it doesn’t only comply printing a design or brand logo on the package or label, but also printing all the information accurately on the package. The printer has to be very particular about printing the given details on the package.   
Printing pharma product information is the most vital part of the pharmaceutical printing. In fact, it is an essential part of pharmaceutical printing because it comes under “right to information act” and also under several pharma regulatory acts. The act tells that every consumer must know the details of the product he is consuming. According to this act, every pharmaceutical product must contain detailed information which incorporates brand name, logo, composition, warning (if needed), doses, manufacturing date, expiry date and other instructions. The purpose of providing these details, is to make user identify the product at a glance and allow them consume it accordingly. 

Above all, detailed information is necessary because it tells user how to use it. This becomes more crucial when it comes to life saving drugs, as they are extremely strong and wrong doses can lead to some serious consequences. This is the reason why rules for pharmaceutical printing have been tightened in these days.

Monday, 27 February 2012

Does your pharmaceutical printer follow security parameters?

Name and fame is earned after a years of dedication and hard work. So, no matter if it is an individual or a pharmaceutical brand, reputation always remains priceless and cannot be compromised at any cost. There are more than required pharmaceutical printing companies, doing everything to attract drug manufacturing companies, sometimes offering heavy discounts, claiming to have the most advance machineries and at times even calling themselves the best.

However, when it comes to pharmaceutical printing, even quality should not be the only parameter to judge any printing company. You must focus on the security measures being followed by the company. A genuine pharmaceutical printing service provider will always have some security levels in their plants to retain the integrity of the system. If the supply chain loses the security part, anyone can steal the raw printing material and develop knock offs, leading to high risk of your reputation.

A secured printing plant is equipped with 24X7 surveillance camera all across the building to monitor staffs’ activities in the plant compound. Some other safety measures involve the uses of bar code scanners, vision scanners and glue detection systems. To strengthen the security system every necessary and possible steps are taken, such as check out the background of employees.

In addition to that many industry standard printers open themselves for periodic audits that determine the quality of their services. While dealing with printing companies in India enquire about what they do with the waste material of a project. Pharma projects are sensitive and cannot be bundled and sent for recycling. There is a proper procedure to destroy the waste material. They must be chopped with proper chipping machine.

If you are being approached by any pharmaceutical printing company, do ask for these things and you will never have to be in fear of losing your brand’s fame, garnered after years of hard work.

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Pharma Labeling – Is It Different From Other Industries?

Pharmaceutical industry might seem very thriving business to get into, but involves a number of things that need to be taken in account before entering. Whereas security matters in every sort of labeling, pharma labeling needs some additional attention. Although, there are several concerns, but the most overriding factor is the regulatory compliance, which affects almost all aspects of business.

An industry which deals with public health certainly matters a lot in terms of safety and security. Therefore, government added some regulatory compliance to constrict the process. The necessary government compliances are strict because pharma labeling provides important product information and dosing instructions at the time of consumption. Hence, it is not only vital to have information on the label accurate but, also has to be traceable till its origin when required. As a result, these compliances make a major impact on technical operation carried out for pharma labeling.

There are also some legal matters involved in this sector and violating any of them can lead to serious consequence. This pharma labeling industry categorizes itself as different because all the departments including manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance, regulatory affairs and marketing in their labeling systems along with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) have to align together.

Pharmaceutical industry with profound impact on the public health involves several factors for its labeling and has a significant role in the pharma business. Labeling for pharma products is quite complex and need constant watch to complete the project without any loophole.

Friday, 9 December 2011

Pharma Printing – Things You Must Know About


The world pharmaceutical packaging and printing requirement is estimated to expand at the rate of 6.3% annually. Such projection is raising the hope of profit among people in printing industry. It seems to be one of the most profitable businesses in upcoming years. However, printer must keep in mind that printing for this market is very different from printing for commercial brands.

Security is the most important factor that any client would like to ensure about your services before hiring. Hence, printing operation has to be adjusted to accommodate the needs of pharmaceutical business, especially the security needs. Although, security features are needed for every product printing, but that are curbed to limited range, which is not enough for pharmaceutical products. It needs extensive security features that could guard the reputation of the client’s name and fame garnered after years of hard work. The indication is very much directed to the availability of the surveillance camera that runs 24X7, vision scanners, bar code scanners and glue detection system.

Pharma printing challenges do not end here. You have to take care of the quality of the printing. It means that proper proof reading of the content and design is also an important part to be taken in account. Along with it, you need to be updated with all the modern equipments to match the ever increasing demands of pharma printing. Challenges are there in pharma printing, but meeting them will help you get the position in market you have been looking for.

Friday, 4 November 2011

Growing Printing Scope in Gurgaon

Gurgaon being one of the important hubs of IT sector is also giving wide scope to other business sectors like printing. In recent times, printing industry has seen swift and commendable development in national capital region. In last few years, the number of Printing Companies has significantly increased. It has all been possible because of the growing demand of printing services in Gurgaon. Hundreds of factories settling out there need easy to access printing services for packaging cartons. Easy availability of printing services in Gurgaon has benefitted the factory owners a lot.

Firstly, local printing companies have high competition among them and are ready to offer their services at cutthroat price. Secondly, the cost for logistics reduces and thirdly, it minimizes the time required in dispatching the end product and in logistics. So all way round, it is always beneficial for clients to hire local printing services.

Another cause for growing printing scope in Gurgaon is the latest and easy to availability of printing technologies and machines, which vary with every product and packages. Not every printing company in Gurgaon specializes in all product printing as the requirement varies with the type of product. For instance, pharmaceutical products need high security, whereas some Pharma Printing demands for brail embossing. There are unique demands for every product. If you are seeking printing companies in Gurgaon, make sure that you get the one that specializes in your product printing. You are sure to get one of your choice, as the competition is too high in ever-increasing printing industry in Gurgaon.