Tablet
manufacturers supplying both European and US markets no longer need to
adjust their filling processes to take account of different packaging
systems: under the Duma® brand name, Gerresheimer has developed a
twist-off closure which also includes the foil seal required for the
container in the USA. Whether with an integrated seal or without:
externally the containers are completely identical.
In the past, fillers had at least to use different closure types for
their tablets if they wished to supply Europeans and Americans in
parallel: to date, no universal solution has existed - although there
was certainly demand for one: “With this new development we fulfill a
widespread customer wish,” says Burkhard Lingenberg, Director of
Marketing and Communication for the Gerresheimer Group. “For
international pharma markets there should as far as possible be
uniform packaging – it’s simply a question of efficiency.”
The optional US seal is hidden away inside the twist-off cap. As the
cap is closed the seal presses against the rim of the filled container
– and with the cap closed it is finally fixed in place by means of
induction. When the cap is opened again the foil divides into two
layers: its aluminum layer stays firmly in place on the container as a
seal – the auxiliary layer of plastic remains in the closure.
It fits all 38-mm containers in the Duma® Twist-Off and Duma®
Twist-Off Q product lines and naturally meets all the relevant
pharmaceutical requirements. Top quality is guaranteed by the
international competence center of Gerresheimer Plastic Packaging in
Vaerloese (Denmark): the innovative concept was also developed here.
For more
information, visit
www.gerresheimer.com.