Abstract

PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING MATERIALS: A BRIEF REVIEW

P. D. Bairagi*, A. B. Darekar, S. B. Gondker and R. B. Saudagar

ABSTRACT

Pharmaceutical packaging material plays a vital role in the stability of the pharmaceutical dosage form. Packaging should be such that it should maintain the integrity of the dosage form, should be inert in nature, should not be fragile, should have good mechanical strength. The glass is most widely used packaging material. The selection of packaging material is very important parameter during the study of stability testing of the dosage form. Different packaging materials used in the packaging of the pharmaceutical dosage forms are aluminium foil, glass, plastic etc. Now a days biodegradable polymers are used in the manufacturing of the packaging material. So that problem of increasing pollution can be minimized.

Keywords: Packaging material, Pharmaceutical dosage form, biodegradable polymers, packaging, product.