Barrier Pharma Packaging 2014 is a conference dedicated to polymers in drug and pharmaco-biologics packaging including stick, blister, bottles and strip.
Topics
- Over the counter (OTC) versus prescription medication - the different drivers in packaging selection
- Markets and trends in oral solid pharmaceutical packaging
- Issues to address in packaging selection - child safe/senior friendly, patient compliance, shelf-life, product protection
- Packaging formats - what to consider, what`s on offer, including cold forming and thermoformed blister packaging, strip, stick, jars and bottles
- Extractables and leachables, chemical safety regulations and testing
- Gas and water barrier properties and processing of polymers for pharma packaging
- Challenges of packaging biologics
- Anti-counterfeit
- Global variations in pharma packaging
- Economics
- Polymer-pharmaceutical interactions
- Drying gels and liquids in packaging - material requirements
