Medicine Packaging
Blister packs
Formed of solid unit doses of pharmaceuticals or medical packaging equipment which are commonly packed in blister packs. In Europe, about 85% of solid unit doses are packed in blister packs with only about 20%-25% in North America.
Blister packs are pre-formed of plastic/paper/foil packaging used for formed solid drugs. The primary component of a bubble pack may be a cavity or pocket made up of a thermoformed plastic . Blister packs are useful for protecting drugs against external factors, such as humidity and contamination for extended periods of time.
Blister packing machinery is readily available and is suited to validation processes.
Bottles
Bottles are commonly used for liquid pharmaceuticals also as formed tablets and capsules. Glass is commonest for liquids because it's inert and has excellent barrier properties. Various types of plastic bottles are used both by drug producers as well as by pharmacists in a pharmacy.
Prescription bottles have been around since the 19th century. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, prescription medication bottles were called medicinal bottles. There are many styles and shapes of prescription bottles. Bottles would often include cotton to cushion powdery or breakable pills. In modern times, pills are coated, and thus the inclusion of a cotton ball is no longer necessary. The U.S. National Institute of Health recommends consumers remove any cotton balls from opened pill bottles, as cotton balls may attract moisture into the bottle.
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