Pharmaceutical Packaging to 2014
US demand to grow 5.5% annually through 2014
Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the US (including Puerto Rico) will
increase 5.5 percent annually to $18.4 billion in 2014. Recently upgraded
regulations and standards that address such issues as barrier protection,
infection control, patient drug compliance, drug dispensing errors, and drug
diversion and counterfeiting will underlie growth. An increased focus on these
issues will boost demand for high valueadded containers and accessories,
including enhanced barrier plastic bottles, calendar and wallet blister
packaging, prefillable syringes and inhalers, track and trace and authentication
labels, and unit dose pouches. (
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Prefillable syringes, vialsto pace primary containers
Demand for primary pharmaceutical containers will increase 5.3 percent annually
through 2014. The fastest growth is anticipated for prefillable syringes and
vials, which will expand applications as advances in biotechnology lead to new
therapies that must be injected. In spite of below average growth, plastic
bottles will remain the most widely used package for oral drugs distributed in
bulk and prescription dose volumes to retail and mail order pharmacies. Plastic
bottles will also continue to dominate applications in OTC medicines sold in
tablet and capsule quantities over 50. Pharmaceutical blister packaging will
sustain favorable growth based on its adaptability to unit dose formats with
expanded label content, high visibility, and built-in track and trace features.
The market for pharmaceutical pouches will expand at a fast pace, spurred by
increasing applications in the unit dose packaging of transdermal patches,
powders for reconstitution, and topical creams and ointments. Prefillable
inhalers will command strong growth opportunities as the number of chronic
asthma, allergy and migraine patients treated with inhalation drugs rises.
Ongoing improvements in aesthetic and barrier properties will keep tubes a
leading primary container for topical medication.
Closures to remain key drug packaging accessory
Among pharmaceutical packaging accessories, demand for closures will grow 5.5
percent annually through 2014.Vial stoppers, syringe tips and plastic flip top
vial closures will register the fastest growth as injectable bioengineered drugs
broaden emergency care and chronic disease indications. Twist and turn
childresistant caps will remain the top closures for oral and liquid drug
containers, but will lose growth momentum as blister packs and pouches penetrate
unit dose applications. Plastic dispensing closures will fare much better among
drug makers based on ease of use and convenience in the delivery of liquid
medicines and lotions. Due to marketing and security benefits, paperboard boxes
will lead sales of secondary pharmaceutical containers. Demand for prescription
vials will increase slowly as ethical medicines are adapted to prescription dose
bottles and blister packs for direct dispensing.
Due to trends toward smaller-sized pharmaceutical shipments, shipping cartons
will post faster growth opportunities among drug makers than corrugated shipping
boxes. Demand value recorded by pharmaceutical labels will advance rapidly as
drug makers change to higher value-added types to meet pedigree regulations for
combating drug counterfeiting. Demand for other packaging accessories, including
shrink wrap and bands, tamperevident seals, desiccants and packaging materials,
will expand with increases in pharmaceutical shipments.
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