EXP 9

Question 1

CONTAINERS A.K.A.

Answer 1

PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING

Question 2

PACKAGING IS DEFINED AS THE

Answer 2

COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS WHICH SURROUNDS THE
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT FROM THE
TIME OF PRODUCTION UNTIL ITS USE

Question 3

PRIMARY PACKAGING- a.k.a

Answer 3

immediate/sales packaging

Question 4

direct contact with the drug product; should be inert

Answer 4

PRIMARY PACKAGING

Question 5

PRIMARY PACKAGING EXAMPLES

Answer 5

blister packs, strips, bottles

Question 6

covering that follows the primary packaging

Answer 6

SECONDARY PACKAGING

Question 7

used to provide bulk handling or shipping of pharmaceutical from one place to another

Answer 7

TERTIARY PACKAGING

Question 8

COMPOSITION OF PACKAGE

Answer 8

CONTAINER
CLOSURE
CARTON
CARGO BOX

Question 9

storage device in which the product is enclosed in

Answer 9

CONTAINER

Question 10

• part of a container, tightly packed the container to prevent oxygen, co2, and moisture to be released or absorb by and to the drug product

Answer 10

CLOSURE

Question 11

• secondary protection (secondary packaging); from environmental haZards

Answer 11

CARTON

Question 12

made of cardboard or wood, prime
protection against external hazards

Answer 12

CARGO BOX

Question 13

ACCORDING TO THE USP, A
CONTAINER
IS

Answer 13

“THAT WHICH
HOLDS THE ARTICLE AND IS OR MAY
BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE
ARTICLE.”

Question 14

THE IDEAL CONTAINER OR
PACKAGE SHOULD:

Answer 14

1. PROTECT THE CONTENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTAL
   HAZARDS
2. PROTECTS THE CONTENT FROM
   THE FOLLOWING MECHANICAL
   HAZARDS
3. THEY MUST NOT ADD OR
   PERMIT LOSS TO ITS CONTENTS:
4. MUST HAVE A PHARMACEUTICALLY
   ELEGANT APPEARANCE.
5. MUST BE CONVENIENT AND EASY
   TO USE BY THE PATIENT.
6. MUST BE CHEAP AND ECONOMICAL
7. MUST NOT REACT WITH THE CONTENT (INERT)
8. MUST BE BIODEGRADABLE (IDEAL)

Question 15

ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS:

Answer 15

LIGHT
TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
ATMOSPHERIC GASES
PARTICLES
MICROORGANISMS

Question 16

MECHANICAL HAZARDS

Answer 16

VIBRATION
COMPRESSION
SHOCK
PUNCTURE
ABRASION

Question 17

PROTECT THE CONTENTS FROM BOTH

Answer 17

LOSS AND
GAIN OF WATER.

Question 18

PROTECT THE CONTENTS FROM

Answer 18

LOSS OF VOLATILE
MATERIALS

Question 19

MUST _____ INTO THE CONTENTS.

MUST NOT LEACH ANYTHING TO THE CONTENTS.

Answer 19

NOT SHED PARTICLES; NOT LEACH

Question 20

FOUR TYPES OF CONTAINER

Answer 20

WELL CLOSED CONTAINER
TIGHT CONTAINER
HERMETIC CONTAINER
LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINER

Question 21

• PROTECTS AGAINST EXTRANEOUS SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS E.G. AMPULES AND VIALS

Answer 21

WELL CLOSED CONTAINER

Question 22

PROTECTS FROM EXTRANEOUS SOLIDS, LIQUIDS
OR VAPORS

Answer 22

TIGHT CONTAINER

Question 23

FROM LOSS OF DRUG AND FROM EFFLORESCENCE, DELIQUESCENCE, OR EVAPORATION

Answer 23

TIGHT CONTAINER

Question 24

• GENERALLY STERILE
• IMPERVIOUS TO AIR OR ANY OTHER GASES UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF HANDLING, SHIPMENT, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION

Answer 24

HERMETIC CONTAINER

Question 25

PROTECTS THE CONTENTS FROM PHOTOCHEMICAL DETERIORATION

Answer 25

LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINER

Question 26

LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINER e,g,

Answer 26

LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINER

Question 27

EXAMPLES OF DRUG CONTAINERS:

Answer 27

* BLISTER PACK * SIFTER-TOP CONTAINER * PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE * AMBER FLUTED BOTTLE * COLLAPSIBLE TUBE * OINTMENT JAR * NASAL SPRAY * METERED DOSE INHALER * ROUND VIALS * WIDE-MOUTH BOTTLE * DROPPER BOTTLE * APPLICATOR BOTTLE * SLIDE BOXES * AMPOULE * VIAL * AUTO-INJECTOR * PENS * DROP COUNTER

Question 28

COMMONLY USED AS UNIT DOSE; TABLETS CAPSULES, LOZENGES

Answer 28

BLISTER PACK

Question 29

A DISPOSABLE PACKAGE CONSISTING OF A CLEAR PLASTIC OVERLAY AFFIXED TO A CARDBOARD BACKING FOR PROTECTING AND DISPLAYING A PRODUCT

Answer 29

BLISTER PACK

Question 30

IDEAL CONTAINER FOR POWDERS TO BE APPLIED BY SPRINKLING

Answer 30

SIFTER-TOP CONTAINER

Question 31

SIFTER-TOP CONTAINER EXAMPLE

Answer 31

E.G. DUSTING POWDERS, GRANULAR PRODUCTS

Question 32

USED FOR HOLDING PILLS OR MEDICINES

Answer 32

PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE

Question 33

PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE SHAPE

Answer 33

CYLINDRICAL

Question 34

PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE A.K.A

Answer 34

MEDICINAL BOTTLES; CHEMICAL/ DRUGGIST BOTTLES

Question 35

IDEAL FOR LIGHT SENSITIVE MEDICINES.

Answer 35

AMBER FLUTED BOTTLE

Question 36

AMBER FLUTED BOTTLE HAVE A PRESENCE OF?

Answer 36

FLUTE

Question 37

FLUTE A.K.A.

Answer 37

RIB