Closures for Pharmaceutical Packaging

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Manoj Saini and Sunil Kumar (Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana)

In this paper we will discuss the many common closures used in pharmaceutical packaging Closures are the essential part of any bottles or cans used in the packaging industry for the purpose of to protect the product from contamination of the dust, bacteria, and from many others small micro organism present in the environment which can not seen with naked eyes. Different types of closures are available according to their requirements; some of them with their functions are discussed in this paper. Closures for Metal Cans, Bottles and Jars, Threaded Closures, Friction-Fit Closures, Crown Closures, Snap-Fit Closures, these are the closures which are widely used for the packaging of pharmaceutical products either it is ointments, syrups, tablets, capsules, liquid whatever be the product, and they act as a seal between product and the environment, pharmaceuticals products requires more attention towards safe packaging, because these products comes in direct contact with consumer.