Open day highlights need for clearer and more accurate labelling

Published: 23-May-2014

Denny Bros recently welcomed delegates from the pharmaceutical arena to examine the packaging and labelling challenges now facing the healthcare sector

Denny Bros - manufacturer of the versatile multi-page label known as Fix-a-Form – recently welcomed delegates from the pharmaceutical arena to examine the packaging and labelling challenges now facing the healthcare sector. Led by keynote speaker, BBC TV’s Dr Rosemary Leonard, the day included a mix of presentations, machine demonstrations and tour of the key areas of Denny Bros’ pPharmaceutically accredited facility.

Talking from a GP's perspective, Dr Leonard highlighted the critical role that packaging and labelling plays in delivering clear messages on drugs – especially where the elderly and those taking multiple medicines are concerned. Multiple brand names for the same generic drug can cause much confusion.

Omar Ali, an Educational Consultant to the NHS, expanded on this subject further and emphasised the extent of the needless fatalities and injuries sustained as a result of poorly designed and branded labels. With colour coding and drug types clearly displayed, the statistics could be greatly reduced.

Supporting speakers included Jim Kaye from Atlantic Zeiser, who discussed serialisation and product coding. Denny Bros recently invested in this technology by purchasing a machine which it has titled ‘Validata’. Validata is capable of adding characters, barcodes, 2D codes, graphics and even doctors' signatures in variable, sequential and alphanumeric formats to its Fix-a-Form multipage labels.

Alongside Validata, additional machinery demonstrations included Denny Bros’ new Xeikon digital colour press, sister company Willowbridge Label’s Ditac Braille Embosser and Ravenwood’s Nobac 500 linerless system.

Paul Beamish, from linerless labelling specialist Ravenwood Packaging, explained the ‘green’ advantages of labels with no backing paper. With zero waste, the labels simplify the supply chain, so saving on cost. Denny Bros and Ravenwood plan to develop a new labelling concept for multi-layer linerless labels – so extending Denny’s already diverse product offering.

Stephen Jarrold, Sales and Marketing Director at Denny Bros, completed the line-up of speakers with his presentation: ‘A Cure for the Information Headache’. He highlighted how Fix-a-Form can offer a solution, in particular to the problems and issues raised by Dr Leonard and Omar Ali. The mechanics of Fix-a-Form are well-suited to relaying vital product descriptions and dosage instructions to end-users, offering peace of mind to GPs and healthcare professionals.

'The day was a great success and the feedback we have received in terms of our speakers has been fantastic,' commented Jarrold. 'Overall it has been an education and one that we hope our delegates have learnt from considerably. It was also beneficial to be able to demonstrate the different types of technology we are able to provide in assisting with the compliance of pharmaceutical labelling – especially our new Validata machine.'

For further information, call Natalie Bonner at Denny Bros on +44 1284 701381 or visit www.dennybros.com.

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