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Knowledge Sharing in the Clinical Trials Industry

Perhaps you could begin by giving a brief overview of the company?

BlisTech Corporation, a division of Berwind Pharmaceutical Services Inc, provides clinical trial packaging solutions that meet the increasingly demanding requirements of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for shorter lead times, zero-tolerance accuracy, patient compliance and child safety. With global headquarters located in Fairfield, New Jersey, BlisTech has additional facilities in the UK and Singapore.

Drawing from your experiences, how would you compare clinical trials packaging requirements in Europe with the US?

In our experience, a greater percentage of European oral dosage form clinical trial supplies are packaged in blister packages than here in the States. Clinical trial blister packages, film/foil blisters sealed within paperboard cardstock, offer benefits that bottles don't. For example, blister packaging is more portable than bottles. Higher patient compliance has been noted using blisters over bottles. Multiple oral drug regimen dosing for clinical trials is best accomplished by incorporating the different drug products onto a blister card coupled with clear, concise graphics. Site personnel find performing end-study reconciliation easier and less time-consuming using blister cards.


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PMPS talk to Joseph Saccomanno MS, RPh, Director, Study Planning & Design at BlisTech Corporation

Joseph Saccomanno graduated with a BS in Pharmacy and received an MS in Clinical Pharmacy both from St John's University, New York. Previous experience includes three years' hospital pharmacy, then 12 years within the clinical trial packaging department at the Medical Research Division of American Cyanamid Corp. His past eight years have been at BlisTech Corporation, holding Director positions in Operations, Project Management and most recently Study Planning & Design.

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