Pharmaceutical packaging

Tablets in a blister pack, which was itself packaged in a folding carton made of paperboard.

Example of two different types of child-resistant safety caps

Pharmaceutical packaging has to be carried out for the purpose of the safety of the pharmaceutical preparations in order to keep them free from contamination, hinder microbial growth, and ensure product safety through the intended shelf life for the pharmaceuticals. Packaging is a critical tool in the pharmaceutical industry for product delivery and regulatory compliance, many pharmaceutical companies will do all their packaging within a contamination free environment or Cleanroom. Some common pharmaceutical packaging techniques include foil and heat sealing; polyester and olefin package printing; polyethylene and polypropylene printing; and flat bed die cutting.

General references

anon, Guidance for Industry:Q8 (R2) Pharmaceutical Development, US FDA, 2009, [1]
Dean, D. A., 'Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology", 2000, ISBN 0-7484-0440-6
Lockhart, H., and Paine, F.A., "Packaging of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Products", 2006, Blackie, ISBN 0-7514-0167-6
Pilchik, R., "Validating Medical Packaging" 2002, ISBN 1-56676-807-1
Rosette, J. L, "Improving Tamper-Evident Packaging: Problems, Tests and Solutions", 1992
Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4
Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6

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Packaging topics	Active packaging Child-resistant packaging Food packaging Package testing Packaging engineering Shelf life Package pilferage Pharmaceutical packaging Tamper-evident Tamper resistance Wrap rage

Containers	Aluminum can Aluminium bottle Ampoule Antistatic bag Barrel Biodegradable bag Blister pack Bag-in-box Bottle Box Bulk box Carton Chub (container) Clamshell (container) Corrugated box design Carboy Crate Drum (container) Envelope Flexible intermediate bulk container Foam food container Folding carton Insulated shipping container Intermediate bulk container Jar Juicebox (container) Keg Multi-pack Plastic bag Plastic bottle Pail (container) Popcorn bag Retort pouch Sachet (package) Self-heating can Self-heating food packaging Shipping container Skin pack Spray bottle Steel can Tube (container) Unit load Wooden box

Materials and components	Adhesive Aluminum foil BoPET Bubble wrap Cellophane Closure (container) Corrugated fiberboard Cushioning Glass Corrugated plastic Coated paper Foam peanut Hot-melt adhesive Label Linear low-density polyethylene Liquid packaging board Low-density polyethylene Metallised film Modified atmosphere Molded pulp Nonwoven fabric Overwrap Oxygen absorber Packaging gas Pallet Paper Paper pallet Paperboard PET film (biaxially oriented) Plastic film Plastic pallet Plastic wrap Polyester Polyethylene Polypropylene Pressure-sensitive tape Screw cap Shrink wrap Shock data logger Slip sheet Security seal Security printing Strapping Stretch wrap Susceptor Temperature data logger Time temperature indicator Tinplate Velostat

Processes	Aseptic processing Authentication Automatic identification and data capture Blow fill seal Blow molding Calendering Containerization Curtain Coating Die cutting (web) Electronic article surveillance Extrusion Extrusion coating Graphic Design HACCP Hermetic seal Induction sealing Injection molding Molding (process) Papermaking Plastics extrusion Plastic welding Printing Quality assurance Radio-frequency identification Track and trace Vacuum forming Ultrasonic welding Verification and validation

Machinery	Barcode printer Barcode reader Bottling line Cartoning machine Check weigher Conveyor system Extended Core Stretch Wrapper Filler (packaging) Heat gun Heat sealer Industrial robot Injection molding machine Logistics automation Material handling equipment Mechanical Brake Stretch Wrapper Multihead weigher Orbital Stretch Wrapping Palletizer Rotary wheel blow molding systems Shrink tunnel Staple gun Tape dispenser Vertical form fill sealing machine Turntable Stretch Wrapper

Environment, post-use	Biodegradation Glass recycling Plastic recycling Environmental engineering Industrial ecology Life cycle assessment Litter Paper recycling Reuse Recycling Source reduction Sustainable packaging Waste management

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Pharmaceutical packaging

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