Abstract
Author(s): Bhrigu Narayan Tiwari, Arun Pal , Jitendra Mishra
Packaging is a key for sale, safety and success. Like other packaged goods, pharmaceuticals packaging need to be in such a manner that it will provide speedy packaging, protection, identification, product quality, patient comfort, display and needs of security. Advancement in research of pharmaceuticals development had always being dependent on the packaging technology. Maintaining integrity of pharmaceuticals during storage, shipment, and delivery is assured by quality of packaging available. This article reviewing current pharmaceutical packaging trends and predicting the packaging outcomes in future. Packaging must provide protection against climatic conditions biological, physical and chemical hazards and must be economical. The package must ensure adequate stability of the product throughout the shelf life. The primary packaging consist of those packaging components which have a direct contact with the product (i.e. bottle, cap, cap liner, etc). The main functions of the primary package are to contain and to restrict any chemical, climatic or biological or occasionally mechanical hazards. The packaging external to the primary package is known as the secondary packaging. The secondary packaging mainly provides the additional physical protection necessary to endure the safe warehousing and for refill packaging. Packaging are currently in use, as follows Unit-dose packaging & Device packaging
