pharmaceuticals can be classified into the following major groups:

A pharmaceutical
a. package
Solid dosage forms should
– tablets, comply capsules
granules, with one or more
and of the following basic requirements:
powder
b. Liquid oral forms - syrups, suspensions, elixirs, dry syrups and oral drops
c. Oral hygiene products – mouth wash, mouth gel, mouth paint
d. Semi solid forms - suppositories, ointments, creams, gel, lotion etc.

PLASTIC IN PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING

e. Parenterals - eye/ear/nose drops, injectables, intravenous solutions and transfusion solutions
f. External sprays and inhalers

SUNNY GUPTA, RANU BISWAS*

GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES , ASHRAM MORE , ASANSOL.
EMAIL: sunnyguppta@gmail.com
PH.No. 8100698448

Role of Pharmaceutical Range of Pharmaceutical Types of Plastic Packages Future Trends

Package Products for Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical packaging has to be Pharmaceuticals can be Packaging The emerging trends are as follows:
• Holographic Induction Cap Seals: The
carried out for the purpose classified into the following Strip Packaging cap seals are specifically meant for
of the safety of major groups: induction sealing to plastic containers.
the pharmaceutical a. Solid dosage forms – tablets, When the bottle is opened, it has a foil
preparations in order to keep granules, capsules and powder seal which has a holographic image.
them free • Holographic shrink sleeve
from contamination, hinder • In - mould Labels
• Child proof closures
microbial growth, and • Convenience packs for geriatrics
ensure product safety Blister Packaging
• Reduction in weight of glass/plastic
through the intended shelf bottles
life for the • Radio Frequency Identification
b. Liquid oral forms - syrups,
pharmaceuticals. Packaging i (RFID)
suspensions, elixirs, dry syrups • Laminates of different films for
s a critical tool in
and oral drops packing powders and granules
the pharmaceutical industry
• Intelligent and smart packaging (time
–temperature indicators/ ant
counterfeiting)
• Liquid orals in unit dose
Plastic jars and bottles blisters/dispensers
Conclusion
c. Oral hygiene products –
mouth wash, mouth gel, mouth In today’s context, packaging is
paint both a symbol of society’s
Emergence of Plastic consumption habits and
Packages reflection of its progress. The
Developments of plastics Pouches and Sachets user expects the packaging to
received impetus in last 30 have better strength and easier
handling, to be lighter and more
years as man made materials d. Semi solid forms -
aesthetic and safer from the
such as steel, glass were found suppositories, ointments,
point of view of hygiene. In
to be very expensive or could creams, gel, lotion etc.
addition to its standard
not provide economically attributes, today’s packaging is
viable solutions for packaging expected also to contribute to
Squeeze Tubes/Plastic
of products of mass Collapsible Tubes protecting the environment,
consumption. besides being friendly to human
Plastic packages have the health. Plastics packages can
contribute
versatility to provide features
immensely to meet these
such as easy opening flip top e. Parenterals - eye/ear/nose expectations.
cap or metering or similar drops, injectables, intravenous
devices for retrieving the solutions and transfusion
product in the required quantity solutions

Plastic Packages – Options

In plastics, we have a variety of Reference
materials which are used for
packaging applications. The
important plastics which find large
packaging applications are HDPE,
PP, PVC, PET, PS (High Density
Ampoules & Vials
Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Poly
Vinyl Chloride, Polyester,
Polystyrene) etc. These are used for f. External sprays and inhalers
building the body structure of the
packages, while other polymers are
often used in less thickness as
coating to improve the functional
properties of basic packaging.

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Formulation and Characterization of Intragastric Floating Microballoons of Diclofenac Sodium

Umashri Bhowmick*, Devlina Pal, Ranu Biswas, Kalyan Kumar Sen

Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Ashram More, Asansol- 713301, West Bengal, India

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