When pharmaceutical manufacturers want to launch new drugs on the market, the period between authorisation and market launch should be kept as short as possible. The uncertain success of a product also leads to uncertainties when making investment decisions for packaging capacities. Faller Packaging offers pharmaceutical manufacturers a suitable solution with PrePackaging.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers must provide packaging that fulfils all typical industry requirements before a drug can be approved. When it comes to market launch, every day counts. The sooner a product is available everywhere, the faster patients benefit and the high development costs pay off. However, the production of pharmaceuticals must be quickly adapted to the increasing demand. If manually assembled packaging is sufficient at the beginning a solution that can be automated as quickly as possible after a successful launch in demand. However, many months can pass before a new authorisation with machine-compatible packaging and the commissioning of a system. Conversely, manufacturers who build up a high production capacity before the launch bear a high investment risk. Packaging bottlenecks can also occur with established products, for example due to unexpected market success or regional or seasonal fluctuations. With all these challenges Faller Packaging the customers with its PrePackaging Service.
Customised and far-sighted
The specialist for folding cartons, leaflets, labels and combination products from a single source supplies pharmaceutical manufacturers with pre-packaged ready-to-use packaging that is precisely customised to the requirements of the product. With its pre-packaging service, Faller Packaging accompanies its customers from launch to series production and supports rapid market entry after approval. Pharmaceutical-compliant and recyclable carton packaging for all parenterals and various dosage forms such as vials, ampoules, syringes, medical devices or combination products is developed in collaboration with the customer. Faller's development department accompanies the customer from Clinical Trial Phase III onwards and works closely with the customer to optimise the packaging. find the optimum packaging solution for the product. The concepts are machine-compatible and can be used for both small and later large quantities without modification. So they cover the entire life cycle of the product and support the customer's sustainability goals.
Manual, partially or fully automated and sustainable
Faller Packaging manufactures small quantities or complex packaging constructions by hand. With increasing demand the company produces the packaging semi-automatically. The folding boxes are set up by machine. Large quantities are produced fully automatically. In addition to the ready-to-use folding cartons, the company also offers its customers additional packaging materials such as leaflets and adhesive labels. The highest quality, safety and product protection are essential for all concepts. Faller also realises these requirements for PrePackaging Service as sustainable solutions.
The company uses certified inks and varnishes for printing. Paper and cardboard come from responsibly managed forests. The packaging is made from a single material, making it easy to close the recycling loop. Sustainability always includes the optimal use of materials. The goal is, use as few raw materials as possible and to avoid cavities, for example. This is why Faller Packaging is constantly working on new solutions and designs. It is also essential that the materials are easy to recycle.
Seamless Packaging Service
Together with Schubert-Pharma, the specialist for toploading packaging machines, Faller Packaging also offers the Seamless Packaging Service, which goes hand in hand with the PrePackaging Service. The partners plan and realise Packaging processes from manual to fully automated - tailored to the customer's requirements and scalable to the required quantity.
In the start-up phase, pharmaceutical manufacturers only need small quantities. The pre-assembled packaging can be easily filled by hand at this stage. If demand increases in the intermediate phase, this is no longer possible. Then a Cobot module to use the folding boxes that have already been set up. automatically filled with the primary packaging and the package insert. If demand continues to rise, fully automatic toploading machines are used for series production.
The better the machine and the ready-to-use packaging are harmonised, the more efficient and reliable the automated packaging process will be. It is therefore important to Secondary packaging - i.e. folding carton, package leaflet and adhesive label - should be planned early on in the development of a new medicine. This ensures that pharmaceutical manufacturers, together with Faller Packaging and Schubert-Pharma, not only reduce time-to-market, but also pack more safely and cost-effectively throughout the entire product life cycle.
