HCPC recognises Noven Therapeutics and Depomed for compliance prompting packaging

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) has congratulated Noven Therapeutics and Depomed, Inc. for their recent awards in the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s (HCPC’s) 2013 Compliance Package of the Year Awards competition. HCPC recognised Noven as the overall winner for the Brisdelle compliance prompting design at the RxAdherence conference on patient adherence in Florham Park, New Jersey, US, on 8 April, while also recognising Depomed for the Gralise starter pack as first runner up in the competition.

Submitted by PCI on behalf of Noven and utilising the MWV Dosepak design, Brisdelle is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause. The Brisdelle compliance design features calendarised dosing for 30 days of therapy, with a designated area for the patient to note the starting date of the therapy. The Brisdelle package graphics highlight that the patient should take one capsule each day at bedtime. The calendarisation of the product also highlights the need to refill the prescription in the final week of the packaged product.  Package graphics demonstrate the push and pull mechanism for accessing the child resistant protection for the package. The Prescribing Information and Medication Guide are conveniently located in the 5th panel of the package.

Also submitted by PCI on behalf of Depomed, Gralise is indicated for 24-hour pain control for patients with after-shingles pain, also known as post-herpetic neuralgia or PHN. The Gralise starter pack is designed as a titration therapy, bringing patients from an initial dose of 300mg on day one progressing to the maintenance dose of 1800 mg by day thirty. Patients take a single 300 mg tablet on day one, a 600 mg tablet on day two, a combination of 300 mg and 600 mg for days three through six, two 600 mg tablets and a single 300 mg tablet on days eleven through fourteen and three 600 mg tablets for days fifteen through thirty.  The pack features extensive dosing instruction to help guide the patient through the dosing schedule. Patients are also encouraged to take Gralise with food, clearly identified on the pack labelling along with the opportunity 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 adhered to the back of the folded package.

Packaging Coordinators, Inc., www.pciservices.com.