International award for novel label with integrated tamper protection tlmi selects schreiner medipharm&rsquos pharmacomb void label for innovator award schreiner medipharm was able to score yet again with an intelligent specialty solution at this year&rsquos tlmi awards competition. The pharmacomb void label received the international innovator award of the north american tag and label manufacturers institute. Furthermore, the twolayered label with an integrated void effect and a detachable label part secured the firstplace award in the &ldquoflatbed screen printing category.&rdquo the labels were developed with and for sciclone pharmaceuticals, inc. Nasdaq scln, a usbased, chinafocused specialty pharmaceutical company for its product zadaxin® thymalfasin, an immunostimulatory agent for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis, and as a vaccine adjuvant.
Every year, the tag and label manufacturers institute tlmi recognizes the best products of the label industry. Innovation as well as printing and finishing quality are aspects that receive particular attention. Schreiner medipharm convinced the judges with the pharmacomb void label and won the innovator award plus the firstplace award in the &ldquoflatbed screen printing&rdquo category. &ldquothanks to its unique design the pharmacomb void label prevents an undetected reuse of a vial with an original label,&rdquo says ann l. Merchant, global president of schreiner medipharm. &ldquothe tlmi accolades underscore the novelty value and technical sophistication of this concept for product security.&rdquo the label disintegrates into several components
When used for the first time. In addition, when pulling off the tear strip that wraps around the closure cap, two indicator fields are exposed with the words &ldquoopened&rdquo and &ldquoused.&rdquo this helps avoid used vials being refilled for the purpose of selling them as perceived originals. Patients are thus protected from administration of substances that are ineffective or may even be harmful to their health. Furthermore, the pharmacomb void label offers a valueadded benefit to healthcare staff, as the integrated label part can be used to reliably mark filled syringes. For further information, contact schreiner medipharm, a business unit of schreiner group gmbh & co. Kg bruckmannring 22 85764 oberschleissheim germany phone 49 89 315845400 fax 49 89 315845422 info@schreinermedipharm.com
