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Packaging Material Science

Definition

Advantages

Materials Used for Packaging Pharmaceutical Products

• Primary Packaging
• Secondary
• Tertiary

Containers Used for Liquid Oral

• Single Dose
• Multiple Dose
• Well Closed Container
• Air Tight Container
• Light Resistant Container

Containers Used for Single Dose Form

• Strip Packages
• Blister Packages

Factors Influencing the Choice of Container

• Size and Shape
• Chemically Inert
• Route of Administration
• Category of Patients
• Dosage Forms

Legal and Official Requirements for Container: Materials for Glass Containers

• Glass
  • Type I: Borosilicate Glass
  • Type II: Soda Lime Glass
  • Type III: Soda Lime Glass for dry powders
  • Type IV: General Purpose
• Plastic
  • Thermoplastic
  • Thermosetting
• Metal
  • Aluminium
  • Tin

Stability Aspect of Packaging Materials

QC Tests

EV Glass Container

• Crushed Glass Test
• Whole Container Test

Physiochemical Tests

• Apperance
• Light Absorption
• pH
• Non Volatile Matter
• Buffering Capacity
• Heavy Metal

Leakage Test

Transparency Test

Biological Test

• Implantation Test
• Intracutaneous Test