Paragon Packaging has added full UV-traceability to its medo PAC glass bottles for liquid pharmaceuticals capped with UCP’s PP28 Medi-Loc child-resistant closures. It has also been applied to the uno PAC range of PET containers for tablets capped with UCP’s R3 Medi-Loc CRCs.
The closures and bottles for the medo PAC, in six sizes from 60–500ml and uno PAC, in eight sizes from 25–200ml, are invisibly UV inkjet coded at the point of capping so that each component can be fully traced should any quality issues arise or more serious incidents, such as a child poisoning.
Paragon says it eliminates the risk of contamination inside the bottles by capping in a controlled environment and guarantees closure to bottle compatibility for secure child-resistant packaging.
The packs also have the advantage of simplifying pharmacy administration and stocks, reducing the number of dispensing items ordered by half and eliminating the disparity between quantities of bottles and closures ordered.
A Paragon spokesperson said: ‘Consumer safety and pack integrity is our priority, and with children’s lives on the line we cannot risk supplying faulty components. We have full confidence in the integrity and compatibility of UCP’s Medi-Loc child-resistant closures backed up by the quality records of the millions of bottles we have capped over 25 years.’
UCP’s Medi-Loc CRCs comply with BS EN ISO 8317 2004 and the bottles comply with BS1679.
In accordance with Paragon’s environmental policy, both medo PAC and uno PAC containers and closures are 100% recyclable and supplied in cardboard transit packs specially designed for maximum protection, which are also 100% recyclable down to the carton sealing tape.
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