Packaging services supplier Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) has congratulated Noven Therapeutics and Depomed for winning awards in the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s 2013 Compliance Package of the Year awards.
The Council voted Noven as the overall winner for the compliance-prompting design of the Brisdelle pack at the RxAdherence conference on patient adherence held in Florham Park, NJ on 8 April. Depomed was first runner-up in the awards for the Gralise Starter Pack.
Submitted by PCI on behalf of Noven and using the MWV Dosepak design, Brisdelle is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause. The compliance design features calendarised dosing for 30 days of therapy, with a designated area for the patient to note the starting date.
The graphics on the pack highlight that the patient should take one capsule each day at bedtime, while also demonstrating the push and pull mechanism for accessing the child-resistant protection of the pack.
The prescribing information and medication guide are conveniently located in the fifth panel of the pack.
PCI submitted the Gralise Start Pack on Depomed's behalf, which is indicated for 24-hour pain control for patients with after-shingles pain, also known as post-herpetic neuralgia.
The Gralise Starter Pack is designed as a titration therapy, bringing patients from an initial dose of 300mg on day one and progressing to the maintenance dose of 1800mg by day 30.
The pack features extensive instructions to help guide the patient through the dosing schedule. Patients are also encouraged to take Gralise with food, which is clearly identified on the pack labelling along with space to write the start date of the medication.
The multipanel wallet style card also includes a medication guide located in a convenient pocket. The corresponding prescribing insert is stuck to the back of the folded package.
