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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer
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Unit-dose blister packaging represents one of the fastest-growing segments of pharmaceutical packaging today. Worldwide, blister packaging sales surpassed those of plastic bottles by $20 million in 2001, and The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, sees that gap widening. It predicts that demand for blister packages will reach $1 billion - compared with $905 million for plastic bottles - by 2006.
Widely popular throughout Europe, where nearly 85 per cent of all solid drugs are dispensed in it, blister packaging has earned greater global acceptance as consumers have come to appreciate its advantages. For one, blister packaging is more portable than bottles. Moreover, it provides clear evidence of product tampering and can help reduce the possibility of accidental misuse by children.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers have also realised important benefits from blister packaging. They have found, for instance, that it aids patient compliance by helping consumers follow dosing regimens and presenting visual reminders of doses taken, making their drugs more effective. In addition, it can maintain the integrity of the entire packaged product by providing barrier protection that guards each individual dose against moisture, light or air from the time it is packaged until the time it is used by consumers.
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