What is BS 1679-7 - Glass bottles for dispensing medicines about?
Pharmaceutical packaging is the means of providing protection, presentation, identification, information and convenience to encourage compliance with a course of therapy. Containers used for the dispensing of solid dosage forms, such as capsules, lozenges, solution tablets and tablets, are normally rectangular, cylindrical, or oval in shape and are closed with a child-resistant device, a screw cap or other close-fitting closure.
The BS 1679 series focuses on containers for pharmaceutical dispensing. BS 1679-7 discusses standards for ribbed oval glass bottles. BS 1679-7 specifies materials, design, capacities and marking requirements of ribbed bottles for dispensing liquid medicines for external use.
BS 1679-7 contains both capacity and constructional requirements. The sizes specified range from 50 ml to 500 ml and are intended to meet the need, except when very small quantities are to be dispensed, for containers for all preparations for which ribbed bottles are necessary or desirable.
Who is BS 1679-7 - Glass bottles for dispensing medicines for?
BS 1679-7 on glass bottles for dispensing medicines is useful for:
- The packaging industry
- Manufacturers and suppliers of containers for pharmaceutical dispensing
- Pharmaceutical products packaging and distribution industries
- Research and development team
- Quality control personnel
- Inspection bodies
Why should you use BS 1679-7 - Glass bottles for dispensing medicines?
Packaging is the process by which the pharmaceuticals are suitably placed so that they should retain their therapeutic effectiveness from the time of their packaging till they are consumed. Pharmaceutical containers used for packaging need to comply with safety and quality standards.
BS 1679-7 provides you with construction and dimension specifications related to wall thickness, sealing surface, style, neck finish and the closure of ribbed oval glass bottles used for dispensing liquid medicines.
BS 1679-7 also gives guidance on the selection of materials for ribbed oval glass bottles and closures. Following BS 1679-7 guidelines help you to manufacture and deliver high-quality ribbed oval bottles suitable for pharmacists to use for national health service dispensing. This will help you to protect medicines in bottles from environmental and mechanical hazards and contamination.