同花顺-圈子

2020年2月5日，欧洲医药包装大奖——The Pharmapack Awards在法国巴黎Pharmapack展会公布。NEMERA、Rondo、Credence MedSystems、Quantifeel、Huhtamaki等多家企业的8件作品荣获该奖项。

一款安全易用的软包装进入了人们的视野。它就是德国Huhtamaki软包装公司研发的Push Tab，该包装技术获得固体制剂奖，Push Tab包装是一种创新的儿童安全型期且可开启的软袋包装。使用的材料使它很容易地取出药片，只需施加压力，而不影响整体的阻隔性。这种材料不含PVC，成本低，适用于所有气候类型。目前这种技术已经实际应用与Romaco 的Push Packs系列产品中，并且Romaco还对这项技术进行了升级。

Romaco’s Push Packs, made from recyclable polyolefin laminate, are “first ever” recyclable unit dose packaging for solid drug products, according to the company.

根据最新消息，Romaco出品由聚烯烃层压板制成的Push Pack产品，这是有史以来第一款“可回收的固体药品单位计量包装”。

图片来源：CPhI世界制药原料中国展

According to Romaco, manufacture of the Push Packs has “inherent” advantages compared to conventional blister packs, since it requires significantly less material consumption, lowering the cost by up to 60%.

Romaco表示，与传统的泡罩包装相比，Push Packs有其内在优势，因为它的材料消耗更少，降低了60%的成本。

Furthermore, the Push Pack foil has the same barrier properties as blister foil; however, it is thinner and lighter, with its small cavities enabling longer shelf life for the drug product, according to the company. After use, the consumer can dispose the packaging with other recyclable waste and the material should return to the production chain, after waste separation and reprocessing.

此外， Push Pack 具有与泡罩箔相同的阻隔性能。据称，它更薄，更轻，其较小容腔使药物可用生命周期更长。使用完毕后，消费者可以将包装物与其他可循环利用的废弃物一起进行处理，经过废物的分离和再处理后，包装物可以返回到生产链。

图片来源：in-pharmatechnologist

Push Packs can be produced in various geometries and designs, while the foil can be printed on both sides. The heat-sealing machinery used for the Push Packs can pack up to 7000 tablets per minute.

Push Packs 可以适用各种几何形状和设计，而箔可以印在两面。用于Push Packs 的热封机器每分钟可以完成7000片。

The packaging is currently in development with the company testing the product at its facilities in Karlsruhe, Germany, on behalf of an undisclosed, multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer, and has shown “ very promising” results so far, accoding to Rolf Izsak, product manager at Romaco.

图片来源：Romaco官网

Romaco的产品经理罗尔夫•伊萨克(Rolf Izsak)表示，该公司目前正代表一家未披露名称的跨国制药公司，在德国卡尔斯鲁埃的工厂进行包装测试，目前该公司正在开发该产品的包装，并已显示出“非常有前景”的结果。

Izsak told us that the interest in sustainable forms of packaging has grown strontly during the pass few years, and that the market response ahead of the Push Packs’ launch has been significant.

Izsak 告诉我们，在过去的几年里，人们对可持续的包装形式的兴趣急剧增长，而在推出这款产品之前，市场的反应也很明显。

However, the company’s executive noted that “innovation requires time and tenacity” adding that”it will surely take a while until the first drug is approved for recyclable Push Packs by the state drug authorities.

然而，该公司的高管指出，“创新需要时间和毅力”，并补充说，“另外还需要一段时间等待国家药品管理局批准第一种能够使用Push Packs 的药物完成审批。”

A pressure to act

行动的压力

Asked about why the industry has not seen more sustainable and eco-friendly solutions like this so far, despite the rise of environment awareness across several industries, Izsak replied that ”there was never a pressure to act”.

当被问及，到目前为止，尽管一些行业的环保意识有所提高，但为什么制药行业没有出现像这样更可持续、更环保的解决方案时， Izsak回答说：“从来没有采取行动的压力。”

“When it comes to pharmaceutical products, the safety of the patients is the main priority. For this reason, sustainability legitimately plays a subordinate role at this point,” he said.

“涉及到药品，患者的安全是最重要的。因此，在这一点上，可持续性合理地起着从属的作用，”他表示。

“Seen from another perspective, we currently experience a strong consensus that the protection of the environment is more important than the careless, ‘throw-away mentality’ of consumers worldwide” he said.

他说：“从另一个角度看，我们目前有一个强烈的共识，那就是保护环境比世界各地消费者那种漫不经心、‘随手扔掉’的心态更重要。”

This consensus, according to Romaco’s executive, has put the spotlight on packaging and raised the interest to reduce the waste of it:” Consequently, as a packaging company, one of our first contributions to sustainability is to develop machines that either process recyclable foils or consume less aluminum foil to produce tight and safe pharmaceutical unit dose packaging.”

根据这一共识，Romaco把焦点放在包装和减少浪费：“因此，作为一家包装公司，我们对可持续发展的贡献之一是开发可回收的箔材，或使用更少的箔材生产密封安全的药物单位计量包装。”

图片来源：in-pharmatechnologist

However, Izsak noted that this is only a small step towards the sustainability direction and more are to follow, with the company currently planning its environmentally-friendly strategy across its tableting and powder business, since "it’s time for everyone to act”.

然而，Izsak指出，这只是朝着可持续发展方向迈出的一小步，今后还会有更多的举措。目前，该公司正计划在其制药厂和粉饼厂实施环保战略，因为“现在是大家行动起来的时候了”。