Experts in Humidity & Moisture Control

B-SURE™ Barrier Foil – What is Primary and Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals – pharma packaging

What is Primary & Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals?

Author: Simon Poulter

Within the Pharma industry, you may hear customers talking about different contact layers of protection around their goods – but what is Primary and Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals ?

Please find our helpful guide below:

Primary Packaging: This refers to any packing materials that comes into direct contact with Pharmaceutical Preparations. An example of this might be foil-lid plastic blister packs.

Secondary Packaging: This is overpacking material that lies outside of the primary packaging. An example of this might be small retail cartons that contain blister-packs of headache pills. These small cartons may carry some sort of manufacturer branding, or retail message. It might also be brightly-coloured; to attract the eye of an OTC consumer. Furthermore, it may also use the patient’s local language.

Tertiary Packaging: This is a further overpacking material that lies outside of the to the primary and secondary packaging. An example of this might be large cardboard delivery boxes, used to ship the goods, whilst in transit from the manufacturer to the retailer. Typically, this packaging is disposed-of at the retailer site, and is not seen by the patient – so it carries no consumer-related messages.

B-SURE™ Barrier Foil – primary pharma packaging What is Primary and Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals

An example of Primary Packaging

B-SURE™ Barrier Foil – secondary pharma packaging What is Primary and Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals
An example of Secondary Packaging
B-SURE™ Barrier Foil – tertiary pharma packaging What is Primary and Secondary Packaging in Pharmaceuticals

An example of Tertiary Packaging

For an in-depth conversation about Pharmaceutical Packaging in relation to your specific needs, please click on the Expert Advisor button below, and one of our team members will be very happy to help you !

Contact Expert

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Pharma & Diagnostic Test Kits

Related Products…

SUPERDRYPAK
Silica Gel Sachets
SUPERDRYPAK™ – Silica Gel Sachets – Various Types of Silica Gel bags
SUPERDRYPAK
Molecular Sieve Sachets
SUPERDRYPAK - Sachets (Molecular Sieve) – White sachets of molecular sieve
SUPERDRYPAK
Indicating Silica Gel Sachets
SUPERDRYPAK
Humidity Indicator Cards
Humidity Indicator Cards
SUPERDRYPAK™ – Humidity Indicator Cards – A strip of card with indicator chemicals which indicate the level of humidity in a container
B-SURE
Barrier Foil Rolls
B-SURE™ Rolls – Barrier Foil Rolls – Mixed solutions of barrier foil packaging
B-SURE
Barrier Foil Pouches
B SURE Foil Pouches Pre-Made Aluminium Packaging

Need Help with this Topic?

…get in touch with the author

Need Help with this Topic?

…get in touch with the author

Share these insights with your colleagues to help them...

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email

What Our Customers Say…

5/5
“Dear Saul! It has always been a pleasure to work with you! Thanks for your positivity!”
- E. Ostraukhova, Slovakia
5/5
“Baltimore is by far the best supplier we have for customer service,  and I would whole-heartedly recommend you to anyone!”
- J. Dawson, UK
4/5
“Courtesy and efficiency of the staff, prompt reply, exhaustive answers...”
- F. Cantoni, Italy
5/5
“Prompt response, assisting on time with delivery of goods, professional service...”
- A. Salman, UK
5/5
“Good customer service.
Good products off the shelf and speedy delivery...”
- J. Dunbar, UK
4/5
“When we send an email, we get a quick reply. We feel that Baltimore are genuinely interested in solving all quality issues we might ask about...”
- A. Bjune, Norway

Got a Question?

…then check our Frequently Asked Questions section