Portable Packs For Your Medicines

One of the revolutionary new ways for pharmaceutical companies to package pills is the blister pack. In the past, the only way to distribute medication was to dispense it in bottles, but thanks to companies like PocketMedia Solutions, there a new ways to deliver medicines to consumers. These handy portable packs can not only deliver life-saving medication to people but can also hold all important notices and drug interactions in one easy portable package.

Three Kinds of Blister Packs

When it comes to these kinds of packaging, blister packs come in three forms. The K-Fold, also known as The Double Accordion, opens up similar to the musical instrument for which it gets its name. Next, there is the C-Fold, or The Single Accordion, which opens up fan-style revealing the contents inside. The most popular, and the original form, is the Z-Card, a blister pack that unfolds in the shape of a Z to reveal contents inside.

Breaking Down the Z-Card

While the Z-Card has its roots in the pharmaceutical industry, the blister pack works well in other sectors of business. Whether it is used for pills, gum, small maps, or business advertising, the Z-Card is a handy display tool for companies to promote brand messaging and to get their product into consumers' hands. These blister packs are compact in size, easily placed in pockets, bags, or purses and when opened allow for detailed brand information while increasing branding space. When placed in point of purchase boxes, blister packs make a profitable display for all businesses.

The Benefits of a Blister Pack

There are several advantages to going with a blister pack for businesses and pharmaceutical companies. The most obvious one is that all product information can be placed inside for one easy application. The compact size of the packaging allows for easy transportation by the consumer and brand recognition retention remains high among those who use these types of packaging. With blister packs, consumer attention is immediately captured at the point of purchase, and when the product is used in public other consumers take notice which allows for the instant spreading of brand messaging. But the best benefit from blister packs is that pharmacies can easily display and dispense the product to consumers without having to fill bottles and take up a lot of time.

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Safe Packaging and Handling

Dangerous goods such as medical and environmental products must be shipped on a daily basis in the United States and abroad. Businesses rely on packaging companies to get the job done safely. When dangerous goods are mishandled or placed in poor quality packaging, serious consequences can occur. Some packages contain material that could even adversely affect the health of someone who comes in contact with them unknowingly. As such, the medical and environmental industries place enormous trust and good faith in packaging companies who work with dangerous goods packaging. 

Safety first

The strength and reliability of packages is the beginning of safe handling of all dangerous goods shipping. It's for this reason that well-known and respected companies like TEN-E have rigid testing for every type of package they use to ship these volatile items. It's not a simple matter of putting material in an envelope and mailing it. They tirelessly test packaging to ensure that it's the highest grade available of its kind. Not only do they test packages to make sure they meet minimum standards, but they set a higher bar for packaging and shipping dangerous goods. They do this through rigorous testing.

Types of testing

Industry leaders in dangerous goods shipping use a variety of tests to ensure that materials in those packages are safe from leakage. Through a series of tests to check for stress crack resistance, shelf-life, and conditioning measures, packaging leaders lead the way to make sure that each specific shipment is above and beyond safe for its respective industry, whether medical or environmental goods.

There are regulatory standards that must first be met before anything else. This is the bare minimum for any kind of dangerous goods shipping. Once those are met, superior companies have their own personal safety standards that must be met before any kind of packaging is used for shipping dangerous goods. These companies collaborate with their clients to make sure that all standards are met across the board. Once this is done, they get down to the business at hand, which is a fast, safe shipping experience of some of the most dangerous but important materials in the world. Some of this might include chemicals used for medical testing, environmental chemicals, or scientific chemicals used in research. With good packaging, it's possible to safely and efficiently ship even the most dangerous of goods. As always, safety comes first.

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