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Every day a typical label print shop receives dozens, sometimes hundreds, of different artwork files for custom label printing. Sometimes the art is perfect but often there are problems that need to be addressed before the art can be printed. So here is a list of the most common mist

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

akes that people make when preparing their artwork. If you take care to avoid these mistakes you will save yourself a great deal of time, energy and money. Here are the top 10 label artwork mistakes:

1. Missing Fonts

This has been a common problem with artwork since we moved to dig

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

tal file preparation over a decade ago. You might have this wonderful fancy font in your artwork, but if your printer doesn't have it, when they open your file they will get an error message. The best way around this is to always outline your fonts before sending in your file.

2. Mi

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

sing Bleed

If you want your color to print all the way to the edge of your label you need to include a bleed. For example, if you want to print a 3" x 5" label, the size of the artwork you would create would be 3.125" x 5.125". Also, you need to leave some space around the very edge

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

of your label that is free of text. The reason this is needed is because during die-cutting the label material can drift ever so slightly (up to 1/32"), so you need to make allowances for this in your artwork.

3. RGB vs CMYK

Most digital color printers today (including your little

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

desktop inkjet) print in CMYK, also known as four color process. However, all computer monitors display color as RGB (Red-Green-Blue). Now if you create your file for the RGB color space, the color is going to look different when printed on a CMYK printer, so it is always a good idea

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

to create your artwork as CMYK. You should request a press proof if color is very important to you.

4. Improper File Resolution

Many times people send a file of a picture or graphic that was on their web site and expect their printer to create a nice looking label from it. Unfortun

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

tely, in most cases the file on the web site is very low resolution, often as low as 72 dpi. If a file is printed at that resolution it is going to look terrible, a resolution of 300 dpi is recommended for best results.

5. Tight Borders

If you want a thin border on your labels that

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

prints right near the edge, or bleeds off the edge you are just asking for trouble. While label printing technology has advanced a great deal, there is still some very slight movement when printing and die-cutting your labels. While this movement is only a very small fraction of an i

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

nch, if your border is near the edge of the label it will be noticeable. Our advice, if you really want a border, is to make it a thick one (more than 4 point). That way the slight movement will be much less noticeable.

6. Spelling and Typing Mistakes

This one should really go with

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

ut saying, but because it is so common it has been included here. While your printer will sometimes catch mistakes, it is up to you to check your label artwork carefully. You can never proofread enough - even when you are sure it is correct, check it one more time. Sometimes we print

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

beautiful labels only to discover a spelling mistake after the fact. You can save yourself disappointment and expense by spending extra time making sure all your text is correct.

7. Missing Graphics/Links

If you are using a newer version of Photoshop or Illustrator (CS or CS2) this

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

is less of a problem, but for people using older versions it is still a major issue. All your graphic elements should be embedded into your document before sending them for production, otherwise when your file is opened there may be missing graphics or links.

8. Unsupported Software

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

Format

There are dozens of different software programs you can use to design your labels. A trip to your local CompUSA will give you plenty of inexpensive choices, but these packages typically use proprietary formats that are designed to be used only on your desktop printer. Most o

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

them cannot be used on a professional label printing press. Most printers have artwork specs on their web site, but you will always be better off if you use the graphic industry standard programs: Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. These packages create high quality art that will produ

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

e the best quality custom label. If you don't have this software, then make sure you can export into a standard graphics format such as EPS, TIF or a hi-res JPEG.

9. Color Expectations

Many people create their label artwork and then print it out on their inkjet or laser printer, th

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

nking this is how their labels will look. But anyone who owns more than one different printer knows that color can look vastly different between printers. If color is important to you we recommend you request a press proof - this way you will see exactly what your labels will look li

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

ke when printed on our press. Some digital label printers, including our shop, will include a press proof free of charge.

10. Incorrectly Sized Artwork

Sometimes artwork is received where the size of the art does not match the size of the requested label. This may be intentional bu

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

if so, make sure you send complete instructions. Is extra white space needed? Is the label supposed to be centered, or should we be cropping the label to make it fit the desired size? If your artwork is a different size than the requested label please include detailed instructions w

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

th your order.

We see files every day that contain one or more of these mistakes. So if you can avoid these common pitfalls when creating your artwork, your custom label order will be processed more quickly and you will receive the high quality result that you are no doubt expecting

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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