Pharmaceutical Packaging Handbook

Ensure packaging best practice in your facility or organization with this comprehensive resource covering every aspect of packaging in the development and delivery of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It covers all details needed for contributing to the timely, effective mastery of packaging within the product development cycle, including drug interactions, dosage forms, vaccines, biologically produced products, medical foods, the regulatory environment and potential challenges.

You’ll find all of the information you need from this acclaimed author on such key topics as:

• Packaging design and integration into the product development cycle
• Regulatory environment procedures
• Key aspects of navigating the regulations
• Materials used to package pharmaceuticals: glass, metal, plastics, flexible films, rubbers, and elastomers
• New hybrids used for packaging and plastics, their makeup, and typical uses in packaging
• Processing techniques used with the materials to produce pharmaceutical containers
• Strengths and weaknesses of the processes used for container fabrication
• Retort, aseptic, gas, and radiation sterilization of products
• Labeling and design for pharmaceuticals, labels production, materials used, and production techniques

Edward J. Bauer is former Director of Global Packaging, Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, New York, USA. Bauer received his B.A. in Chemistry and B.S. in Education from Clarion State University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA. He has experience in all types of packaging, including metal, glass, paper, and plastic packaging for food and pharmaceutical products. Prior to working in packaging, he was involved in polymer synthesis and product development of chemical coatings for metal cans an architectural building products. In addition to Bausch and Lomb, Bauer has held Director-level positions at other prestigious companies such as Campbell Soup Co., Abbott Laboratories, and Wyeth Laboratories. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Institute of Packaging Professionals, and the Society of Plastic Engineers. Bauer is a founding member of the Packaging Management Council sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute. He has been listed in the "Who's Who in Plastics and Polymers" and was elected to the Packaging Hall of Fame in October 2006.