{"id":23844,"date":"2019-06-21T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=23844"},"modified":"2019-06-20T20:31:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:31:44","slug":"hoffmann-neopac-and-streuli-pharma-polyfoil-dropper-tube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/hoffmann-neopac-und-streuli-pharma-polyfoil-tropfer-tube\/","title":{"rendered":"New tube makes it easier to dose vitamin D drops for babies and children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dosing should be safer and more precise with the new tube that Hoffmann Neopac has developed in co-operation with Streuli Pharma AG. The new \u201ePolyfoil dropper tube\u201c is designed for the application of vitamin D drops. Previously, glass vials with pipettes were used for this purpose.<\/p>\n

According to the Swiss specialist for metal and plastic packaging, the new tube solution is particularly beneficial for babies and small children up to the age of three and has been on the market since spring. They often have to be given Vitamin D<\/strong> dripped into the mouth. Streuli<\/strong>, which has been in operation for 150 years Pharmaceuticals<\/strong> primarily for the Swiss market, had come up with the idea of a precise Drip mechanism<\/strong> to simplify the dosage form of oral vitamin D Neopac<\/strong> according to the press release.<\/p>\n

Light pressure releases precisely dosed drops<\/h2>\n

The result is a special Tube<\/strong>: Light pressure on the tube releases individual drops. Each drop contains 200 \u201einternational units\u201c of vitamin D. The Glass-free packaging<\/strong> can be inserted directly into the mouth. Neopac also emphasises that it is easy to transport.<\/p>

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\u201eBy jointly developing the vitamin D dropper tube, we have simplified the administration of the drops for parents and made dosing more precise and safer.\u201c
\nRebekka Richartz<\/strong>, Head of Marketing Human at Streuli Pharma AG<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Polyfoil dropper tube<\/strong> has a diameter of 19 millimetres. It is fitted with a Screw cap<\/strong> equipped. It also has a special insert for contents in liquid, oily or serum form. A special mechanism allows the tube to be adjusted to the correct position. Product texture<\/strong> to achieve the optimum Droplet size<\/strong> to dose.<\/p>\n

Polyfoil has optimum barrier properties<\/h2>\n

Neopac describes the Polyfoil material chosen for the tube as ideal for the desired use. It has special Barrier properties<\/strong> on. For example, it protects against potentially harmful external factors such as moisture and oxygen. Products in this packaging have a longer shelf life than those in packaging made from Polyethylene<\/strong> or Polypropylene<\/strong>, emphasises Neopac.<\/p>