Best Guidelines For Pharma Packaging Using LDPE bags.!

Pharmaceuticals are the medicinal drugs manufactured on a large scale in Pharmaceutical companies. Thus, produced Drugs need a safe and efficient delivery, as they affect the shelf-life of the drug. Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), enacted in 1970, was mainly based on Child resistant Packaging. Whereas, in 2002, guidelines for using Pharmaceutical bags in pharma packaging contain specifications. These guidelines are helpful in safe disposal of Pharmaceuticals causing no harm to public health and environment.

The packaging aspects to be considered are-    
                

      The Size of the package

        The Specification of the package

        The Thickness of the package material

        The Quality of the package material

The choice of packaging material depends on the degree of protection. The raw materials used in packaging may be Cardboard, Paper, Glass, Plastic, Metal and Rubber. Among these bio degradable Plastic bags are in great demand made of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE).

Medical Grade Plastic Bags

In Packaging Medical grade products, much more attention is needed as the medical products are temperature sensitive. Therefore, Pharmaceutical products need special Medical grade Plastic bags, to resist the changes in temperature. Since, Pharmaceutical products are mainly drugs that are chemically synthesized to cure the immunological diseases. These are very expensive and need to be properly packaged to ensure the efficiency of the drug. Therefore, special Pharma bags are chemically designed in Industries, which are made up of Low Density Polyethylene(LDPE). It is an important first grade Polyethylene, produced under high pressure through free radical polymerisation. As it is translucent, non-reactive and can withstand high temperatures, it is most commonly used as plastic bags. It is also less adhesive, therefore more often used in medical as well as in Pharmaceutical field. Don't miss this: Best Guidelines for pharma API packaging.

Medical Waste Bags

Disposal of Wastes generated in Medical facilities and Clinics has become a day to day challenge. Collecting such disposals at regular intervals requires bags, until they are transported to the disposal facility. Medical waste need to be disposed to ensure the safe recovery of the patients, as they cause contamination and sometimes being hazardous, need safe handling until processing. In turn, hazardous medical wastes contain Sharps such as needles, heavy metals such as mercury in a thermometer when broken, Chemical wastes such as left-over laboratory solvents, Anatomical wastes such as tissues lead to Trauma and infection.

HOW TO CHOOSE MEDICAL WASTE BAGS FOR PHARMA DISPOSAL

 

 

Among the Medical wastes, some waste can undergo degradation and are referred to as Biowaste or bio-medical waste. Such bio-waste segregation requires bags or containers, depending on the category of bio-waste. There are a wide range of bio-waste categories, such as Solid wastes, Liquid wastes, contaminated and discarded medicines, wastes of cultures and many more. These are collected in Bio waste disposable bags, which are available in different colours based on the category of the bio-waste. Bio waste disposable bags are coded in colour and labelled such that the, identification of the bio-waste and transportation or storage is made easy. Choosing of Medical waste bags for Pharma disposal is based on the colour, in which Red colour Bio waste disposable bag is opted for Chemical Treatment, Yellow Colour Bio waste disposable bag is opted for Incineration, White translucent and Blue colour Bio waste disposable bag is opted for shredding after chemical treatment and Black colour Bio waste disposable bag is opted for disposal in Land fill.