EXP 9 Flashcards
CONTAINERS A.K.A.
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
PACKAGING IS DEFINED AS THE
COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS WHICH SURROUNDS THE
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT FROM THE
TIME OF PRODUCTION UNTIL ITS USE
PRIMARY PACKAGING- a.k.a
immediate/sales packaging
direct contact with the drug product; should be inert
PRIMARY PACKAGING
PRIMARY PACKAGING EXAMPLES
blister packs, strips, bottles
covering that follows the primary packaging
SECONDARY PACKAGING
used to provide bulk handling or shipping of pharmaceutical from one place to another
TERTIARY PACKAGING
COMPOSITION OF PACKAGE
CONTAINER
CLOSURE
CARTON
CARGO BOX
storage device in which the product is enclosed in
CONTAINER
- part of a container, tightly packed the container to prevent oxygen, co2, and moisture to be released or absorb by and to the drug product
CLOSURE
- secondary protection (secondary packaging); from environmental haZards
CARTON
made of cardboard or wood, prime
protection against external hazards
CARGO BOX
ACCORDING TO THE USP, A
CONTAINER
IS
“THAT WHICH
HOLDS THE ARTICLE AND IS OR MAY
BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE
ARTICLE.”
THE IDEAL CONTAINER OR
PACKAGE SHOULD:
- PROTECT THE CONTENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS - PROTECTS THE CONTENT FROM
THE FOLLOWING MECHANICAL
HAZARDS - THEY MUST NOT ADD OR
PERMIT LOSS TO ITS CONTENTS: - MUST HAVE A PHARMACEUTICALLY
ELEGANT APPEARANCE. - MUST BE CONVENIENT AND EASY
TO USE BY THE PATIENT. - MUST BE CHEAP AND ECONOMICAL
- MUST NOT REACT WITH THE CONTENT (INERT)
- MUST BE BIODEGRADABLE (IDEAL)
ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS:
LIGHT
TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
ATMOSPHERIC GASES
PARTICLES
MICROORGANISMS