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An up-to-date blog, featuring the latest trends, news, and development within the pharmaceutical packaging industry.
What Is Tamper-Evident Packaging? – Benefits, Uses and Industry Regulations
Tamper-evident packaging is an important function of pharmaceutical packaging that improves user safety and ensures products are used as intended. But what does tamper-evident mean, and what importance does choosing this type of packaging have for your business? Read on to find out the function of tamper-evident packaging, its benefits, important relevant regulatory and legislative…
Origin study reveals reach of unverified online pharmacies
The pharmaceutical e-commerce space has been developing and maturing for years, but it experienced massive pandemic-induced growth. And the e-pharmacy market is expected to be worth USD 136,160.27 million by 2026. Its significant growth owes to a rise in the number of government initiatives supporting the adoption of online purchase of medicines during the pandemic…
Does my product packaging need to be child-resistant?
Child safety is an ethical duty that unites businesses across a range of industries and child-resistant (CR) packaging, should be a focal point for the immediate and long-term future. This type of packaging can relate to virtually any product, ranging from medication packaging to cleaning items. In short, childproof packaging should be used whenever…
What is Cleanroom Manufacturing?
Cleanroom manufacturing for packaging is a process that ensures products are packed in a controlled environment. As a result, it protects patients, staff, and their environments from contamination and the potential health risks it poses. Below, we discuss what a cleanroom is, how they’re classified, and how we ensure sterility through our cleanroom manufacturing and…
UK Plastic Packaging Tax, April 2022
Beginning 1st April 2022, The UK Government and HMRC are introducing The Plastic Packaging Tax which will apply a £200 per tonne tax on all liable plastic packaging components manufactured or imported into the UK. There are some exceptions to the tax such as where a minimum of 30% of product weight is made up…
Origin Shortlisted For Life Sciences Award
Origin Pharma Packaging was recently announced by BioNow as a Finalist for the awards: Bionow Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Award Sponsored by SRG The other finalists that have been shortlisted are the following: Alderley Park Lighthouse Laboratory, Alderley Park Lighthouse Laboratory Aptamer Group, Optimer®-enabled Microtox®PD Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 Origin Healthcare Services, Aseptic Filling…
2022 Pharmaceutical Packaging Trends
According to Forbes, the packaging of pharmaceutical products is the biggest obstacle to accessing advanced vaccines and therapies by patients who need them most. While the pharmaceutical industry is innovating and inventing new drugs, the drugs may not get to the user in perfect condition. But thankfully, recent trends in the industry are about to…
A Guide to Glass Packaging
Glass is highly common in pharmaceutical packaging and lifestyle packaging products. The many glass types offer an abundance of benefits, which are essential for the longevity, concentration, and safety of what is stored inside. They are ideal for packaging solutions as they are easy to sterilise, great for protecting the contents from ultraviolet rays, do…
A Look Back on Pharma in 2021
2021 has certainly been a huge year for pharma. Things have changed drastically and it would seem that there has been a lot of upheavals as well. If you want to find out more about pharma, how it has changed then simply take a look below. Primary Packaging And The Increase In Demand The coronavirus…
