CLASSIFICATION OF CONTAINERS Flashcards
Direct contact w/ the article at all times
Immediate container
protects the contents from extraneous solids & from loss of the article under ordinary conditions of handling, shipment, storage, & distribution
Well-closed container
Minimally acceptable container
Well-closed container
protects the contents from contamination by extraneous liquids. Solids, or vapors, from loss of the article, & from efflorence, deliquescence or evaporation under the ordinary or customary conditions of handling shipment, storage, & distribution & is capable of tight reclosure.
Tight container
protects the contents from photochemical deterioration
Light resistant container
Amber, opaque, blue
Light resistant container
Impervious to air or any other gas under the ordinary or customary conditions of handling, shipment, storage, & distribution
Hermetic container
Generally sterile
Hermetic container