Healthmark Outsource RePackaging Service

The first and only Canadian fully integrated contract outsource production of standard and customizable unit-dose, bar code ready packaging for oral liquid, solid and powder medications - to support the implementation of bedside point-of care patient safety initiatives that enable Pharmacy personnel to focus activities on patient care.

How does it work?

Simple - Your facility drop ships bulk container oral meds to our UD Packaging Facility and we return oral solids, liquids or powders in unit-dose, ready to use packages/blister cards/oral syringes/cups/vials, etc. specific to your label requirements and format.

Why would I consider your unit dose packaging outsource program?

- overall cost-effectiveness

- minimize space allocation for packaging

- convert to full unit dose program without needing to set up or expand an internal packaging system

- supplement your internal unit dose packaging based on periodic or ongoing staffing shortages and limitations

- easier to add an up-charge to your drug budget than access capital budget or new labor headcount

- produce your more difficult to package oral liquids (or even powders) in unit dose (ie. Fluidose cups or oral syringes)

- support increased involvement of Pharmacy professionals toward direct patient care through better resource allocation

- reduce/eliminate Hospital liability/insurance exposure in this high risk area

- Quality Assurance of the highest level through a focused packaging alternative

- Benefit from lower pricing than the Unit Dose Manufacturer product with the added benefit of hospital specific labeling/barcoding.

- Clinical Trial Packaging in blister cards or other

- Unique Custom Packaging Requirements

How much does it cost?

You pay a per unit dose charge for the packaging process and unit dose materials -

it does not include the drug (you provide that). The pricing incorporates all of the normal costs that a Hospital incurs in doing their own internal unit dose packaging including material costs; technician packaging and Pharmacy supervisory labor; packaging automation capital; amortization; technical service allocation, etc as well as all aspects related to providing a stringent Quality Assurance Program. Our goal is to offer the lowest cost while maintaining a high level of quality control.

What about Quality Assurance?

Quality Assurance is our number one consideration! We will not compromise! Our Production Centre is designed to meet or exceed the latest regulatory requirements
 for commercial drug packaging meeting cGMP and ISO standards for packaging and labeling. Incoming product is logged into our control system, moved to a staging area where each medication is separated as a unique packaging job, then moved to the appropriate product packaging station ensuring that only one drug at a time is packaged and labeled. Verification checking and monitoring systems are integrated at various levels. A comprehensive lot recall system is in place.


 
What do you package?

Oral liquids: Oral syringes with standard/flag labels in tamper evident bags with easy perf, Fluidose^TM plastic cups in 15, 25 or 35 mL fill sizes, TampAlert plastic vials in 60 or 100 mL fill sizes.

Oral solids: unit dose E-Z tear packages in single or strip format with Hospital (not patient) specific label information and choice of barcode (as applicable). We can also provide robot-ready packaging, blister card (ie. 30 day dose) and outpatient pre-packs.

Powders: 5,10 and 15 gram supplied in 35ml Fluidose cups and 30 gram in 60ml
TampAlert vial (example: hypaque, sodium polystyrene sulfonate)

OverWrap: tamper sealed bags with printed label and bar code to handle miscellaneous
unit dose products (ie. ampoules, vials, pre-filled syringes, patches, etc.)

Note: We do not package narcotics, penicillins or cephalosporins. We do package Oncology medications.

How to start?

Provide your product requirements to Healthmark and we will correspond with you to finalize your label format. Note: we can provide standard templates that many of our existing customers are using. We will send you final label copy for acceptance and signoff. This is one time only as the label will be entered in our database for future orders. We will also send you a copy of our "Quality Agreement" for signing and return.
This document outlines our responsibilities and commitments to meet or exceed procedures and quality controls defined in current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) for packaging and labeling of drugs.
 
Go to  "OUTSOURCE REPACKAGING SERVICE" section of website for more detailed information
 
For more information contact: HEALTHMARK
Phone: 1-800-665-5492 or email: info@healthmark.ca

Our representatives across Canada and our Production Facility staff would be pleased to help you implement this program.