Pharmaceuticals

A Mini Dictionary for Active Packaging

The active packaging industry helps many companies prolong the lifespan of their products. Take a product like deli meat, for example. The meat naturally has a short lifespan. In time, the appearance of the meat starts to fade and it must be removed from the shelves within 10 days or so. By adding active packaging […]

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4 Reasons To Stay Away From Cheap Sorbents

Sorbents give food and pharmaceutical brands a way to extend the shelf life of their product. A sachet tucked inside a bag of beef jerky or a canister inside a bottle of pharmaceuticals, for example, traps oxygen and moisture that can degrade products. Sorbents are effective. However, not all sorbents are created equal. There are […]

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Oxygen Absorbing Film: The Package Itself Absorbs Oxygen

There’s a lot of science behind food packaging. Manufacturers have to control the environment inside the package in order to preserve a food’s color, texture, taste, and smell. To do so, an oxygen scavenger is typically added to the package. These scavengers are usually free-floating components, but a new kind of oxygen absorber is generating […]

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Molecular Sieve vs Silica Gel: What’s the Difference?

The quality and shelf life of a product is paramount, especially in the healthcare industry. Medications that line store shelves or are dispensed by a pharmacy can’t degrade or become less effective as they wait to be consumed. To protect pharmaceuticals, supplements, vitamins, and diagnostic products like pregnancy tests, many companies add a desiccant to […]

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Partner with Multisorb To Improve the Productivity of Your Pharmaceutical Packaging Line

Companies who have collaborated with Multisorb have reduced their total cost of ownership, improved production speed, and added production-line flexibility and mobility. Multisorb offers the fastest, most efficient sorbent dispensing solution on the market and is the one stop shop for fully automating desiccant insertion into you package. Multisorb dispensers are highly optimized to dispense […]

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Multisorb Technologies Keeps Pharmaceuticals Safe and Eliminates Drug Product Contamination Concerns

Loose-fill desiccant canisters have been the traditional approach for bottle packaging presentations in the pharmaceutical industry for ensuring physical and chemical stability of packaged drug products. However, this approach can lead to products being put at risk of contamination from leaking desiccant materials. Within the industry, particularly the pharmaceutical and dietary supplement segments, desiccant dusting […]

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