Pharmaceutical Containers and Closures

Pharmaceutical packaging is the means of providing protection, presentation, identification, information and convenience to encourage compliance with a course of therapy.

The qualities of an ideal container include being able to retain therapeutic effectiveness, providing protection, presentation, identification, information, and convenience to encourage compliance with a course of therapy.

Packaging is the process by which the pharmaceuticals are suitably placed so that they should retain their therapeutic effectiveness from the time of their packaging till they are consumed.

<p>Factors influencing the choice of package include the selection of packaging material, containers, closures, and packaging materials such as glass containers, metal containers, rubber containers, plastic containers, fibrous materials, films foils and laminates, and tamper resistant packaging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The composition of pharmaceutical packaging involves preparing the articles for transport, storage, display, and use, and it includes packaging materials, containers, closures, and factors influencing the choice of package.</p> Signup and view all the answers