Bilcare talks about the basic functions of packaging

Packaging is a domain where pharmaceutical companies cannot afford to care less. A minor negligence can wreak havoc to the medicines. This is one prime reason why Bilcare conducts extensive research when it comes to packaging. Packaging performs a few functions that are paramount for the safety and stability of the drugs and medicines. Bilcare highlights a few important functions of packaging:

1. Containment of medicines: This is the most important function of packaging. The design of packaging must incorporate the needs of the product accordingly. The packaging and containment must ensure that the medicine doesn’t leak and the material used for packaging does not affect or permeate in to the product. The packaging must also be strong enough to contain the medicines when handled a little roughly. This needs the packaging to be robust. The packaging must also not be affected by the content of the medicines. They should be non reactive to each other.

2. Offering Protection: The packaging must ensure that the product stays unaffected and potent even if exposed to influences like light, moisture, oxygen and mechanical damages.

3. Stability: It is extremely important to ensure that the content stays safe and does not react with the packaging material. Bilcare conducts various tests to make sure that the primary packaging material and medicines are inert towards each other.

4. Storage: Packaging materials have to be designed depending upon the storage of the medicine stored in them. For example, if there is a medicine that needs to be stored within temperature range of 2-6 degree Celsius, it is important to design a packaging material that can sustain such temperature conditions.