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An Introduction to Pharmaceutical Packaging Training Course (ONLINE EVENT: June 2-4, 2025)

  • Training

  • 3 Days
  • June 2nd 09:00 - June 4th 16:45 GMT+1
  • IPI Academy
  • ID: 6031750

Gain crucial insights into the unique issues and challenges of pharmaceutical packaging to ensure product safety, compliance, and market success.

Effective packaging of pharmaceutical and healthcare products is critical not only for maintaining product integrity and safety but also for regulatory compliance and market acceptance. Packaging serves multiple functions beyond containment, including protection from environmental factors, ensuring product stability, and providing essential information to healthcare providers and patients. Understanding the intricacies of pharmaceutical packaging is vital for professionals involves in drug development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, quality control, and logistics.

This introductory course is designed to equip delegates with a foundational understanding of pharmaceutical product packaging. It begins with a comprehensive regulatory overview, ensuring participants grasp the essential requirements and compliance standards governing pharmaceutical packaging. The programme also delves into crucial topics such as the selection of packaging materials, considerations for compatibility and stability (including ICH testing and extractables/leachables studies), and the role of packaging in new product development. 

Additional topics include:

  • Pharmaceutical packaging formats and materials available - advantages and applications
  • Trade and transit requirements
  • Environmental considerations
  • Artwork design essentials
  • Specialised areas - child-resistant closures and tamper-evident packaging

By the end of the course, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key aspects of pharmaceutical packaging, enabling them to contribute effectively to the successful packaging of pharmaceutical  packaging, enabling them to contribute effectively to the successful packaging of pharmaceutical products within their organisations.

Benefits of attending

  • Gain a useful insight into packaging component and material selection
  • Learn key properties of various packaging materials/systems
  • Appreciate pack testing and evaluation
  • Better understand packaging component specifications
  • Hear about printing processes and controls
  • Acquire knowledge on artwork generation and control
  • Ensure that you comply with the regulatory requirements
  • Learn about transit packaging
  • Consider trade/supply chain requirements

Certifications:

  • CPD: 12 hours for your records
  • Certificate of completion

Course Content


Day 1NPD processThe role of pharmaceutical packaging
Regulatory and GMP Requirements
  • Agencies, guidelines and legislation
  • Dossier requirements
  • International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
  • Common Technical Document (CTD)
  • Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)
  • Differences between submissions in the EU and USA
    • Bar coding (briefly) - EAN, 2D - datamatrix, QR
    • Counterfeiting and product security
    • Drug Quality and Security Act
    • Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)
Product security and emerging pharma legislation
Choice of pharmaceutical packaging
  • Compatibility and ICH testing
  • Testing and evaluation
    • Extractables and leachables
Pack testing and evaluation - ICH
ICH testing
  • Stability testing
  • Functionality testing
Special climatic conditions
Secondary and tertiary packaging materials Part 1
  • Print processes
  • Labels
Special aspects of pharmaceutical packagingDay 2
ICH testing continued.
  • Extraction/migration studies
  • Leachables, Extractables & Toxicological Issues
  • Case Study
  • The EU Perspective
  • The FDA Perspective: USP <661>
Key properties of various primary packaging materials Part 1
  • Glass
  • Plastics (part 1)
Primary packaging materials Part 2
  • Plastics (part 2)
Primary packaging materials Part 3
  • Plastics (part 3)
  • Sachets
  • Blisters
  • Tubes
Day 3
Primary packaging materials Part 4
  • Closures
  • Active packaging
  • Aerosols
Secondary and tertiary packaging materials Part 2
  • Leaflets
  • Cartons
  • Trade/supply chain requirements
  • Specifications
  • Environment and sustainability
Trade / transit requirementsInteractive session (Case study: group exercise & feedback)Takeaway and key messages

Who Should Attend

Whether you are new to the industry, have a basic understanding of pharmaceutical packaging or are more familiar with the area but looking for a refresher, this course will provide you with valuable knowledge and insights from an expert who has worked in the field for more than 25 years.

Those who would benefit from attending include:

  • Account managers
  • Artwork producers
  • Auditors
  • Business developers
  • Clinical trial suppliers
  • Logistics personnel
  • Packaging design/labelling personnel
  • Project managers
  • Purchasers
  • Quality assurance and control personnel
  • Regulatory personnel
  • Suppliers to the industry
  • Technical writers