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  Packaging Material And Equipment
The packaging material and equipment consists of a vast range of devices and supplies used for forming, filling, sealing, wrapping, cleaning and packing products used in medical institutions, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmaceutical industry. Packaging is considered as the science, art and technology of enveloping products for distribution, storage, and use. The main functions of packaging are to contain, protect, preserve, transport, and inform.

Packaging provides physical protection from forces such as shock, vibration, compression, temperature, in addition to offering barrier protection from external influences including water vapor, dust, oxygen, etc. The information function of packaging ensures communications on product use, transport, recycle, or disposal. Some information about pharmaceuticals, medical, and chemical products is required by governments under the law. Moreover, packaging is also instrumental in controlling shipment of counterfeit pharmaceutical and medical products. For instance, pharmaceutical products often include tamper resistance packaging to prevent or to uncover any attempts at tampering. Convenience of handling, display, stacking, and distribution, coupled with portion control are some other objectives that packaging accomplishes.

Use of packaging equipment and machinery on the other hand are the means to achieve the ends of effective packaging. The choice of packaging equipment is determined by many considerations such as the products, technical capabilities, maintainability, reliability, ability to integrate into the packaging line, etc. Some frequently used packaging equipment includes bottle caps equipment, cleaning, sterilizing, form-fill-seal machines, cartoning machines, etc.
  Injectable Packaging  Leak Testing Equipment  Pharmaceutical Packaging Equipment
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Injectable Packaging
This comprises of ampule, packaging bottle, and vial, which have varied uses. Vial refers to a small bottle or a sealed sterile container used for storing drugs or injections viz. dobutamine, metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, dopamine, etc. Ampule is a small glass container or vial used for keeping hypodermic injection solutions. Packaging bottles are the containers used for storing liquids, antiseptics, and medicated solutions.

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Leak Testing Equipment
Leak Testing Equipment Can be primarily categorized into two main categories namely leak testing equipment and leak detectors. Both of these devices are avidly used in pharmaceutical industry. Leak detectors such as ampule detector and vial leak detector easily identifies when a liquid is leaking from a pipe, tank and other receptacle area. The global size of leak testing equipment industry is around US $ 2.3 billion, which is estimated to reach nearly US $ 3.1 billion by the end of 2011.


Pharmaceutical Packaging Equipment
Are the devices or machines particularly used for sealing, dispensing, filling and packing drugs, syringes, creams and other medical supplies used in hospitals and pharma bodies. These devices can be operated either manually or electronically. Some of the examples of pharmaceutical packaging equipment are blow fill machine, capsule filler, induction sealing machine, pouch sealer, tube filler for different kinds of drugs e.g. antibiotics, aprotinin, antihistamines, gastrointestinal drugs, atorvastatin, etc. Globally, the market size of the pharmaceutical packaging equipment industry is equivalent to US $ 22 billion.

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Supply
These are supportive items used for packing different types of drugs viz. pacitaxel, antibiotics, lovastatin, antineoplastic agents, anti diabetic drugs, simvastatin, etc., syringes, creams, medical equipment and other types of medical products. The common types of pharmaceutical packaging supplies are bulk bag, pouch, vial, tube, tape, film, dispenser, closure, drum, carton, capsule, packaging cap etc.

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Packaging CapsulePackaging CartonPackaging Closure
Packaging DesiccantPackaging DispenserPackaging Drum
Packaging FilmPackaging FoilPackaging Pouch
Packaging StopperPackaging TapePackaging Tube


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