Medical Packaging Inc. (MPI) is a manufacturer of packaging solutions for unit dosing and labeling medications. Founded in 1971, MPI was the first company in the United States to design and market a bench-scale strip packager to hospitals. Today, MPI is an international leader of pharmacy packaging solutions for oral solids, liquids, and ampoules, vials, and syringes for hospitals, long-term care, and assisted living markets. MPI’s Bar Code-PlusTM customizable solutions create an efficient, cost-effective solution for a health system’s bar coding initiatives and are offered on an individual or multi-product basis.

The Auto-Print Bagging System (APBS) is a bar coding overwrap packaging solution for ampoules, vials, and syringes. This solution provides the capability of loading, printing, bar coding, and sealing medications in a few simple steps, decreasing packaging costs, increasing operational efficiency, and reducing medication errors. Labeling and bar coding is done directly on the bag, eliminating the need to manually label a bag and producing 30 bagged doses per minute. Different bags sizes are available, including bags for robotic centralized, robotic systems.

The Auto-Print II Packaging System provides a complete bar coding packaging solution for oral solid medications. This high-performance, durable system, which was designed for simple maintenance and easy operation, will help decrease packaging costs, increase operational efficiency, and reduce medication errors. The AutoPakTM MDD automates the feeding process for the Auto-PrintTM II Packaging System and provides the functionality to automatically feed bulk tablets through the dispenser into the packaging system until the supply of medication has been depleted, thus increasing labor efficiency by freeing up pharmacy staff to perform other functions.

The Fluidose Unit Dose Packaging System is an automated, bar coding packaging solution for unit dose oral liquids. This system can decrease costs by packaging bulk liquid medication into unit dose cups, creating a cheaper packaging alternative to buying pre-packaged unit dose from the manufacturer. Three different cups sizes are available (15, 25, and 35 mL) in a variety of different colors to enable color coding of medications.

The Pharmacy Accessory Label Printer (PALP) is a bar coding packaging solution for printing bar code labels on ampoules, vials, and syringes. The Flag and Tag label is easily removed from the backing applied to the medication in one swift motion. Four different freezer-grade labels are available completing a pharmacy’s ancillary packaging and labeling needs. This PALP can work in conjunction with the Auto-PrintTM Bagging System.

WinPakUD is the operating software for all of the Bar Code-PlusTM solutions. It also maintains the drug database and generates reports for all packaging runs. WinPakUDTM provides customization to meet your specific packaging processes, while incorporating error prevention and compliance, including tall man lettering and the bar code/scan check feature. WinPakTM Bar Code Labeling software is MPI’s WinPakUDTM software customized for use with the Auto-PrintTM Bagging System and Pharmacy Accessory Label Printer.