Abstract

CHANGING SCENARIO OF PACKAGING IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Nikhil Arun Shete*, Mohan R. S., Kotame R. N., Gore S. J. and Tagad R. R.

ABSTRACT

The pharmaceutical packaging market is consistently advancing and has tough annual growth of a minimum of 5% each year within the past few years. The market is now reckoned to be worth over $20 billion a year. Packaging may be a key purchasable, safety and success. Like alternative foodstuff, prescribed drugs packaging got to be in such a way that it'll give speedy packaging, protection, identification, product quality, patient comfort, show and wishes of security. Constant innovations within the prescribed drugs themselves like, blow fill seal (BFS) vials, anti-counterfeit measures, plasma impulse chemical vapor deposition (PICVD) coating technology, snap off ampoules, unit dose vials, two-in-one prefilled vial design, prefilled syringes and child-resistant packs have a direct impact on the packaging. The review details many of the recent pharmaceutical packaging trends that are impacting packaging trade, and offers some predictions for the future.

Keywords: Packaging, Material, Interaction, plastic, glass.