Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Advanced Packaging Technologies of Pharmaceutical Products

A few years back, packaging was considered as an afterthought for many pharmaceutical companies. Manufacturers viewed tablet packaging as the final step in the development process.

This view has drastically changed in recent years with the advances in packaging technologies. Now pharmaceutical manufacturers, be it vitamin manufacturer or drug manufacturer they give priority to packaging beforehand.

The pharmaceutical packaging market is constantly advancing and has experienced immense growth in recent years.

The Functions of Pharmaceutical Packaging

Containment is the most important aspect of packaging for medicinal products as it contains the product and determines it quality. Manufacturers take account of packaging depending on the needs of the product and also the manufacturing and distribution system. A quality packaging seals the product from any leakage issues. It also contains the chemicals in its containment to prevent moistures.

Technology has made advances in packaging, so that the contents are not altered by the ingredients of the formulation in its final dosage form.

Manufacturers take measures in packaging to protect the product against all external influences. The external influences may affect the quality or potency of the drug.

Importance of Quality Packaging

Quality packaging helps retain the product’s integrity because the drugs are shielded from adverse conditions. Packaging also prevents product from contamination and it gives you the ability to identify products by their name, lot number, and expiration date.

Packaging provides containment, convenience and compliance for a product during storage, carriage, display and until the product is consumed. Packaging should provide adequate information related to the contents, inclusive of its legal requirements, administration, storage conditions, batch number, expiry date, manufactures name and address and product license number.

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