Semester VIII · PCI syllabus 2026
Pharmaceutical Packaging
BP806T-E1
2 credits
Elective
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Unit 1: Unit 1
- General Information on Packaging
- Introduction: Purpose of packaging, selection of the ideal package
Unit 2: Unit 2
- (primary, secondary and tertiary), hazards encountered by the package, various types of inner and outer packages, selection of a suitable package
- Packaging materials: Detailed study with regard to composition packaging characteristics, advantages, economics and limitations of various packaging materials with special emphasis on glass, plastics, metals and rubber
- Child resistant package, Tamper Evident Packaging, Anti- Counterfeit Packaging, Environmental considerations of packaging (Recycling). Pharmaceutical Packaging – Design and Development
- Selection and Design of Packaging during Product Development Process (Parameters)
- Packaging Process: Significance of Strip, Blister, Pouch Packaging,
Unit 3: Unit 3
- advantages, economics and limitation, Packing machinery and recent advances, films employed in Packing (Video based learning). Formulation Packaging Interaction
- Polymer Chemistry Science and Stability Aspects
- Extractable and Leachables
Unit 4: Unit 4
- Methods to study formulation packaging interaction
- Suitability considerations for pharmaceutical packaging Quality Assurance, Control and Regulatory Aspects
- Total Quality management, Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Risk Management related to Packaging Department, Specification Testing and Shelf-life testing as per Pharmacopoeial Guidelines for Packaging Material in-process and finished Package Products
Unit 5: Unit 5
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/Documentation for Solid/Semi- Solid/Liquid/Parenteral Formulation Packaging. Packaging waste and Waste policies for packaging materials, Advances in Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Labelling- Types of label (including Bar code, Hologram, RF, structured program, in- mould and decorative labelling) – Use of Software, Legal requirements of Labelling, packaging inserts and outserts. Adhesives and Machinery Employed for Labelling - Pharmacy
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