Packaging Flashcards
(170 cards)
Economical means of providing presentation, protection, identification/information, containment, convenience and compliance for a product during storage, carriage, display and use until such time as the product is used or administered
Packaging
Packaging is the economical means of providing __________, _________, ________, _________, ________, and _______ for a product during storage, carriage, display and use until such time as the product is used or administered
presentation, protection, identification/information, containment, convenience and compliance
Packaging is the economical means of providing presentation, protection, identification/information, containment, convenience and compliance for a product during _________, ___________, ________ and _______ until such time as the product is used or administered
storage, carriage, display and use
Packaging is the __________ means of providing presentation, protection, identification/information, containment, convenience and compliance for a product during storage, carriage, display and use until such time as the product is used or administered
economical
Role of the Pack & Packaging
-needs emphasis
-must be economical
-must provide protection
-must provide acceptable presentation
-must contribute in terms of convenience and compliance
Packaging needs ____________ as the shelf life of all pharmaceutical products, irrespective of whether they are ethicals, semi-ethicals, or properietaries , is largely dependent on certain functions of the pack
emphasis
T/F: the shelf life of all pharmaceutical products, irrespective of whether they are ethicals, semi-ethicals, or properietaries , is largely dependent on certain functions of the pack
True
Packaging must be __________ and therefore contribute to overall profitability
economical
Packaging must provide protection against ______, __________, ______ and __________
climatic, biological, physical and chemical hazards
Packaging must provide an acceptable ____________ which will contribute to or enhance product confidence while at the same time maintaining adequate identification and information
presentation
Packaging must contribute in terms of convenience and __________
compliance
Shock or impact damage
Compression
Vibration
Abrasion
Puncture or piercing
Mechanical/Physical damages or hazards
Implies rough handling, where rapid deceleration occurs (drops, impacts
Shock/Impact damage
Shock can normally be reduced or overcome by various forms of ___________, _____________ more careful handling, etc
cushioning, restriction of movement,
_____________ can normally be reduced or overcome by various forms of cushioning, restriction of movement, more careful handling, etc
Shock
It should be noted that damage can occur to the pack or packaging material before it reaches the stage of a packed product
Shock/Impact damage
Top pressure or loading can distort and crush a pack and damage the product inside
Compression
Crushing of a carton can make a product unsealable even though no damage has occurred to the contents
Compression
Most likely to occur during stacking in the warehouse or in transit, where vibration adds a further hazard, compression of the pack can occur in other situation (i.e capping on a production line, when being carried home by the user, etc)
Compression
t/f: vibration adds a further hazard
true
Crushing of a carton can make a product _________ even though no damage has occurred to the contents
unsealable
components of product may separate, screw caps may loosen, labels or decoration may abrade, etc
Vibration
two variables of vibrations
frequency and amplitude
this results from both regular and irregular forms of vibration
Abrasion