Pharmaceutical packaging is a crucial component of drug safety. It must protect against oxygen, moisture, and light, facilitate storage and transportation, and clearly label information. The following are the main types of pharmaceutical packaging.
Blister aluminium: It is is laminated with plastic films such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC). Its structure is a "plastic blister + ptp blister foil" structure, with the plastic blister used to hold tablets and capsules, and the aluminum foil used as the top seal.
Features: It blocks oxygen, water vapor, and light, enabling individual packaging of individual tablets and reducing secondary contamination. It is suitable for solid dosage forms such as cold medicine tablets and antibiotic capsules.
Medical aluminum foil: It is available as a single layer or a simple composite film. In addition to being used as a cover for blister packaging, it can be used to directly wrap tablets and pills, or combined with paper or plastic film to create pharmaceutical bags for granules and powders.
Ampoules: Used for injectables (such as vaccines and antibiotic injections), single-use, and with a strong seal.
Cylinder vials: Equipped with a rubber stopper and aluminum cap, used for powdered medications (such as cephalosporin powder injection) or oral solutions. They can be opened multiple times and must be protected from light.
Amber glass bottles: Contains a light-blocking agent and are used for photosensitive medications (such as B vitamins and some eye drops) to block UV rays.
HDPE bottles (High-Density Polyethylene): Used for oral liquids, syrups, and ointments. They are acid- and alkali-resistant and unbreakable.
PP bottles (Polypropylene): Used for solid medications (such as tablets and capsules). They are heat-resistant and sterilizable.
Medical plastic bags: Mostly made of composite films such as PE and aluminum foil, they are used for granules and powders and are lightweight and easy to carry.
Outer packaging: Primarily pharmaceutical cartons (made of white paper or white cardboard with a gray background), printed with information such as the drug name, ingredients, directions, dosage, and production date. Corrugated cardboard boxes are used for transportation, offering high pressure resistance and preventing damage during handling.
Auxiliary packaging: including cushioning materials (pearl cotton, bubble film, to protect glass medicine bottles), medicinal labels (self-adhesive material, information is not easy to fall off, in line with the standards of the Food and Drug Administration), and sealing films (such as aluminum-plastic combination caps on the bottle mouth to prevent contamination after opening).