Food & Pharma Packaging Technology

The worldwide pharmaceutical industry is facing challenges of counterfeit and tampered drugs. These drugs not only compromise the manufacturer’s credibility and reputation, but the danger it poses to the patient is inevitable. The pharmaceutical packaging industry is devising and innovating new ways to prevent the problem of counterfeit and tempering. Some advancement in packaging towards anti-tampering and anti-counterfeit includes

Tamper – Proof seals - Tamper-proof seals ensure drug reliability by using a seal to indicate box opening. The seals are destroyed when removed from the drug and cannot be applied manually. It requires specialized equipment to apply the seal. This makes it easier for the user to know and identify if someone has opened the pack or box. Some drug manufacturers also use Holograms to prevent tampering with their medicines.

QR Code - QR code allows the codification of the critical product information such as Manufacturing and Expiry date. The information can only be decoded with the scanner to read the product information. This codification allows the user to verify the product’s authenticity. It is not easy to generate QR codes. Instead, it requires specialized equipment to generate and print the QR code.

 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - RFID marks or tags are not visible to the naked eye. Instead, they require specialized equipment to read the RFID markings. RFID can effectively prevent counterfeiting as RFID tags cannot be copied easily without specialized equipment