Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor09.10.18
Pharmaceutical labels represent an expansive and complex market for converters. This tightly-regulated market must deliver crucial information to the people reading the label. Unlike a wine or beer label, snazzy graphics and eye-popping enhancements are far less relevant in pharmaceuticals.
In pharmaceutical labeling, print quality requirements must meet a certain standard for font size, legibility, accuracy, material qualification, and 100% print inspection. In addition, traceability and durability are key factors of a high-quality label.
“Pharmaceutical labels are not simple in process, material, printing, quality review and inspection and functionality, especially as compared to other types of applications,” says Carl Archambeault, director of R&D at Lux Global Label. “There is typically a destructibility or some type of tamper evidence needed in its function. The adhesives must also be considered for its ultimate bond. Regardless if it needs to have a repositionable window or not, there is still a need for an ultimate and very strong bond to the container.”
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