The medicine can also lose weight?The nationwide pharmaceutical packaging degradation guideline was released

Recently, the "Pharmaceutical Packaging Guidelines and Capsules" group standards organized by the Shanghai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and the Shanghai Drug Administration, and the Shanghai Metrology Association and the Shanghai Medical Quality Association organized a formal release. Standards will be officially implemented from September 30.

The release of this standard fills the technology gap of "restricting drugs for drugs" and becomes the first standard of packaging related groups in the country in the country.

The "Pharmaceutical Packaging Guidelines and Capsules" focuses on tablets and capsules. From the aspects of packaging gap rate, packaging layer, material selection, medium packaging, transportation packaging, etc. Cover the control of drug production and operation of the entire industry chain.

In terms of production

The standards clearly point out that it can be considered to adjust the Chinese packaging form that is currently used in large quantities, and replaces traditional cartons in the form of wrap film and plastic wraps to achieve packaging reduction.

In terms of transportation

The standards clearly point out that cardboard boxes that meet various storage environment such as refrigeration and room temperature can be selected, instead of the traditional carton model specifications "one -size -fits -all" packaging method, and drug transportation is performed in a more scientific, reasonable and saving way.

Standards have clear requirements for drug packaging gap rates and number of packaging layers, such as the number of packaging layers less than equal to three layers, and the packaging gap rate is correspondingly limited with different drug content. This standard responds to the call of citizens, especially patients with chronic diseases to reduce the unnecessary packaging of medicines, avoid the emergence of the "pile of mountains" scenes of the canned Chinese medicine, and realize the reduction of the number of packaging layers, the weight loss of the packaging box, and the pills of each plate " Changing "changes, etc., etc., are the vivid practice of advocating green and low -carbon life.

The picture shows the appearance of the "weight loss" in the packaging drugs

The release and implementation of the group's standard has received strong support and active participation of many pharmaceutical manufacturers in the city. 18 pharmaceutical manufacturers actively promised to penetrate the standard, becoming the first batch of enterprises in the city's industry to eliminate the concept of excessive packaging of drugs and "lose weight" for drug packaging.

The relevant person in charge of Shanghai Tengrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., one of the bidding companies, said: "We did cost calculations before implementing the" Pharmaceutical Packaging Guide Guide Tablets and Capsules "group standards. In terms of specifications and optimization of the box packaging, it can save nearly one million procurement costs each year. This is not only possible to practice the "green development" concept for our SMEs, but also directly for the funds saved for us for more for more funds saved for more. New product research and development provides support. "

Source: Shanghai Market Supervision

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