Should you bottle it up or blister it?

Pharmaceutical packaging for oral solids plays a critical role in ensuring product integrity and safety. Traditionally, bottles have been the primary choice for packaging tablets and capsules. However, the past few decades have seen blister packaging emerge as a strong alternative, particularly for its suitability for unit-dose products. While both bottles and blister packs offer unique benefits, blister packaging provides significant advantages in terms of product protection, patient compliance, and cost effectiveness. Here, we’ll explore why blister packaging is often the superior choice over bottles, focusing on quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and overall cost-effectiveness.
Pharmaceutical packaging for oral solids plays a critical role in ensuring product integrity and safety. Traditionally, bottles have been the primary choice for packaging tablets and capsules. However, the past few decades have seen blister packaging emerge as a strong alternative, particularly for its suitability for unit-dose products. While both bottles and blister packs offer unique benefits, blister packaging provides significant advantages in terms of product protection, patient compliance, and cost effectiveness. Here, we’ll explore why blister packaging is often the superior choice over bottles, focusing on quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and overall cost-effectiveness.

Optimising investment in hot-melt granulation the smart way

Hot-melt granulation has emerged as a transformative process in pharmaceutical manufacturing, offering distinct advantages over conventional wet and dry granulation techniques. Recent technological advancements in equipment design and the growing emphasis on continuous manufacturing have further expanded the application scope of melt granulation.
Hot-melt granulation has emerged as a transformative process in pharmaceutical manufacturing, offering distinct advantages over conventional wet and dry granulation techniques. Recent technological advancements in equipment design and the growing emphasis on continuous manufacturing have further expanded the application scope of melt granulation.

CPHI India 2024

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CPHI & PMEC India 2024 is a significant pharmaceutical exhibition scheduled from November 26th to 28th, 2024, at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR . It serves as a premier platform for the pharmaceutical industry, showcasing innovations, networking opportunities, and business collaborations.

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Third-generation capsules: What lies ahead for drug delivery

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Third-generation capsules - What lies ahead for drug delivery

• Capsules offer benefits over other forms of medication, including ease of self-administration, precise dosing and targeted delivery.

• They can be used to treat a range of conditions and produced at lower cost than other dosage forms, with a longer shelf life.

• Advances in combination liquid fill and two-in-one capsules look set to revolutionize drug delivery to the benefit of all.