Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Pharmaceutical packaging is the packaging processes for pharmaceutical preparations. It involves all of the operations from production through drug distribution channels to the end consumer.

Pharmaceutical packaging is highly regulated but there is small variation in the details, depending on the country of origin or the region. The common factors include: assurance of patient safety, thorough documentation of all materials and processes, control of possible migration of packaging components into the drug, control of degradation of the drug by oxygen, moisture, heat, assurance of the efficacy of the drug through the intended shelf life, uniformity of the drug through different production lots etc.