Food & Pharma Packaging Technology

In accordance with the methods of use and administration of medicinal products, packaging materials, closures and containers vary a great deal and have to meet a wide variety of different requirements. All the routes used for systemic access have demanding requirements, which often can only be met by complex structured and formulated medicinal products. This is particularly true of the new medicinal products that are now appearing, such as those administered via transdermal delivery systems.

To ensure the efficacy of a product during its total shelf-life, pharmaceuticals must be regarded as a combination of the medicial product itself and the packaging.