Pharmaceutical CoilsSAFETY BELTS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS

Packaging has been defined as the means economically Providing:

Presentation Identification Protection Convenience Storage

Packaging

Selection of Packaging Material

The material selected must have the following characteristics:

1. They must protect the preparations from environmental conditions2. Must not reactive with the product3. Must not impart odor/taste to the product4. Must Be Non – Toxic5. Must Be FDA approved

Pharmaceutical Fillers Fillers are for tablet packaging to provide a safe,

nontoxic, aesthetically pleasing, easy to use. Pharmaceutical light weight Fillers ensures freshness and stability in shipping and storing of ethical and generic pharmaceuticals, vitamins and food supplements.

Extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry to fill void or as a packing material for pill bottles.

Types:

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Pharmaceutical CoilsPurpose: To prevent rattling in the Bottle packaging.

What are they?They are Cotton, Rayon, Polyester Fibers.

Why use them?When products like tablets and capsules are packed in the bottles, the rattling causes damage these products, result in their breaking sometimes.These coils fill the head space in the bottles and prevent the occurring damages due to rattling.

COTTON FIBER

oNatural fiber

oCuts easily

oMoisture content is 8.0%

oCreates a dry environment inside the bottle

oMost commonly used in bottling of tablets and capsules

oBiodegradable

Rayon Fiber

oMan-made fiber (cellulose)

oUniform fiber length

oCuts or tears easily

oMoisture content is 11%

oMost commonly used in bottling of tablets

oBiodegradable

POLYESTER FIBERoMan-made fiber (petroleum derived)

oUniform in fiber length

oNon-fluorescent

oMoisture content is 1%

oMost commonly used in bottling of soft-gel capsules

Polyester/Rayon

Shelf life?

This is to confirm that there is no shelf life or expiration date for the pharmaceutical coil, ‘Puritan Cotton’ supplied by Carolina Absorbent Cotton provided it is stored in unopened cases under standard warehouse conditions.

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