Pharmaceutical packaging has never been under scrutiny as much as it has been during the COVID-19 pandemic. When mainstream news stories emerge about the shortage of glass vials as pharmaceutical companies race to get lifesaving vaccines to market, it’s obvious there’s a big problem. While pharmaceutical packaging isn’t as alluring as the medicines and therapeutics it holds, proper packaging is a critical part of delivering medicine safely to those in need.

So what is proper packaging? Up until the past few decades, it’s widely been pharmaceutical-grade glass vials that hold, store and protect medicine from damage, contamination and external factors like moisture, temperature and/or light during shipping and handling. Read More >