Labelling Throughout manufacturing, a succession of specific outer labels are applied to the container of the medicinal product. The level of processing is indicated by the following words:— quarantine— storage— distribution Specifications for labels for finished drug products are defined in the WHO guidelines on GMP for pharmaceutical products. Written labels on the packaging After the stability of…
Containment The design of high-quality packaging must take into account both the needs of the product and of the manufacturing and distribution system. Protection The packaging must protect the product against all adverse external influences that may affect its quality or potency, such as: Stability For primary packaging, it is necessary to know the possible…
Packaging may be defined as the collection of different components (e.g. bottle, vial, closure, cap, ampoule, blister) which surround the pharmaceutical product from the time of production until its use. The aspects of packaging to be considered include: Packaging materials include printed material employed in the packaging of a pharmaceutical product, but not any outer…
All medicinal products need to be protected and “consequently need to be packaged in containers that conform to prescribed standards, particularly with respect to the exclusion of moisture and light and the prevention of leaching of extractable substances into the contents and of chemical interaction with the contents. The complexity of packaging materials and the…