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(September 2011) posted on Fri Sep 09, 2011

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 Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council | 2011 Compliance Packages of the Year
www.hcpconline.org
The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council is a not-for-profit trade association whose mission is to promote the greater use of compliance-prompting packaging to improve patient adherence and patient outcomes.

First Runner-Up
Silenor Patient Starter Kit
By: Somaxon Pharmaceuticals
Submitted by: Anderson Packaging
When opened, this novel carton design resembles a bedroom complete with bed and nightstand. Patients can remove the seven-count, unit-dose, carded blister from the package to enable portability and convenience. A literature pocket in the bed carton design houses the complete medication guide to support patient compliance and adherence.

Innovative Design
DelPouch Starter Kit
By: Catalent
Submitted by: Catalent
Designed to enhance the patient’s engagement and experience, the package provides a convenient, simplified dosing solution for topical products. The package incorporates multiple adherence drivers such as the DelPouch unit-dose delivery system, dynamic connectivity of Catalent’s Media Enhanced Packaging technology, and reminder-prompting configurations.

Compliance Package of the Year
Diovan HCT Shellpak
By: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Submitted by: Anderson Packaging Inc.
To facilitate compliance with the medication regimen, tablets are laid out with color-coded days and weeks, including reminders for refilling the prescription. The 30-day, calendarized, unit-dose blister is contained in a 170-mm Shellpak outer from MeadWestvaco, with an extended content booklet label on the front for complete patient assistance.

Second Runner-Up
Ribasphere Ribapak for Ribavirin Tablets
By: Three Rivers Pharmaceutical
Submitted by: Three Rivers Pharmaceutical
Ribavirin therapy is correlated with reduced risk of relapse in treating chronic Hepatitis C. Besides reducing the pill-taking burden to two pills a day, Ribasphere RibaPak’s clearly marked package design enhances therapy adherence for seven days of dosing, and completing the regimen reminds patients to start their interferon therapy.