Pharmaceutical Packaging

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Guide to Pharmaceutical Packaging

Picking the premiere in pharma packaging
By Nikki Davis

Whether you need your pharmaceutical packaging taken care of for your business or you plan use your own pharmaceutical packaging equipment, quality and safety should be your top concerns. From blister packaging, card blister packaging, bottle packaging, secondary packaging, folding cartons, or any other drug packaging, pharmaceutical packagers help you stay compliant while at the same time making an appealing enclosure that falls in line with your overall marketing scheme.

From small projects to large commercial projects, your packaging company should offer you solutions that fit all of your pharmaceutical and packaging needs. Settle for nothing less than a company that offers precision and the utmost in cleanliness.

To work with a quality pharmaceutical packaging company:

1. Find a pharma packaging that tailors to your company’s needs.

2. Look at their client list, but also ask for the dates of those affiliations. Just because they worked with a big name company 20 years ago, doesn’t mean they retained them as a client.

3. Make sure that the pharmaceutical and packaging company you choose follows all of the current industry guidelines. Ask about their compliance records.

Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Know the pharma packaging affiliations Quality pharmaceutical packaging and vitamin packaging companies will be affiliated with reputable industry groups.

I recommend:  Look for companies that are a part of Contract Packaging Association and/or the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Also make sure that they are registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Look online for the major pharmaceutical packaging companies Check out Anderson Packaging, Schott North America, Blenheim Pharmacal and Bosch.

I recommend:  Anderson Packaging comes to you as part of the Contract Packaging Association and the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Schott comes to you with the experience of more than 500 production lines in 10 production sites worldwide. They can offer you syringes, vials, ampoules, cartridges, glass or polymer tubing and plastic closure systems. At Blenheim Pharmacal, you can find pharmaceutical repacking and packing of all prescription legend drugs into unit-of-use bottles. They can also offer you private labeling and as custom packaging services and solid dose antibiotic repackaging-packaging in a separate controlled facility. Bosch offers you over 100 years experience in the US, and they are a world leader in the pharmaceutical and packaging industry.

Purchase your own pharmaceutical packaging equipment If you are licensed to package your own pharmaceutical boxes, pharmaceutical blister packaging, pharma packaging or vitamin packaging, purchase pharmaceutical packaging equipment from a reputable source.

I recommend:  Consider T.G. Packaging out of Boyertown, PA for your pharmaceutical packaging equipment. They will impress you with their client list, and they offer a wide variety of products to their packaging customers.

Keep up with the pharmaceutical and packaging industries Online resources like PackagingDigest.com and Pharmaceutical-Industry.info will help you keep up with the latest industry information.

I recommend:  Check out PackagingDigest.com’s latest articles now. The Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum is also a great place for networking and information annually. Pharmaceutical-Industry.info includes industry news, events, projects, and suppliers.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• See a tour of pharmaceutical packaging companies' facilities. A quality provider will be proud to show off their facility.