london, dec. 18, 2014 prnewswire key questions this study will answerhow big is the pharmaceutical packaging industrywhich are the key factors driving the industry and what are the restraints hampering its growthwho are the news makers in this industrywhich are the key companies and regulations to focus on during 20142015which are the new technologies that can help pharmaceutical companies gain an edge over their competitors and reduce packaging costsexecutive summary&bullthe pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a rapid transition, from being a supplydriven industry to a demand and servicedriven one in 2014. manufacturing efficiency and responsiveness are likely to play a major role in driving growth in the future.&bulldistribution of pharmaceutical products has become more global than ever. mass customisation of packaging to permit its use in multiple markets is the industry&39s current area of focus. the distribution of pharmaceutical products is currently driven by environmental issues, including sustainability, pricing, quality assurance qa, and customisation, and is likely to continue that way in the future.&bullin 2015, the packaging industry will be ready to witness technologies that remind patients to take their medication and enable doctors to remotely monitor the proper use of medicines that were prescribed. smart labels are ready for mass production us patent july 2014. though awareness is low and adoption is slow, the market will witness changes due to the introduction of smart tags.&bullsmart tags are expected to check and track drug packages and help manufacturers in keeping supply chains on surveillance.&bullunder the subsegments, prefilled syringes are expected to be the fastest growing aseptic packaging type. the demand is expected to grow at an estimated x each year in major markets such as the united states us and the european union eu.&bulldue to the health issues involved, a few governments have started considering a ban on the usage of pet packages for liquid drug formulations as of september 2014, india.&bullpharmaceutical packaging manufacturers are also focusing on clinical research organisations cros and earlystage drug manufacturers besides the conventional pharmaceutical companies. personalisation and customisation are driving the packaging industry to offer services from the early stages to product launch.&bullthe united states, the european union, and japan account for more than x x of the global market for pharmaceutical packaging. this trend is expected to shift towards china, brazil, and india with the growth of the pharmaceutical and cro markets.&bullchina has currently become the focus market for most of the pharmaceutical packaging manufacturers. relocation of major multinational companies mncs to special economic zones sezs has been one of the major drivers for its growth. india closely follows china in terms of growth and has been considered as a potential market for the future.&bullamcor, schott ag the parent company of schott singapore pte. ltd, ccl industries, and meadwestvaco corp. mwv are some of the major manufacturers operating in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.failures in packaging are a key reason for losses in the cashstrapped pharmaceutical industrykey reasons for failures&bulldrug boxes are increasingly using pictograms even though several studies have shown that they are often difficult to interpret.&bullthere are cases where boxes of generics have included standard dosing schedules that are not always appropriate and may create a risk of dosing errors with potentially serious consequences.&bulluneven information quality, discrepancies between different sections, and outofdate information have also led to withdrawals of packages by pharmaceutical companies.&bullthe use of colours is frequently inappropriate. in particular, irrelevant information is often highlighted unnecessarily, while other, important information is barely visible.&bullthe labelling of some injectable drugs has been found to be barely legible. the various models of plastic ampoules that are gradually replacing glass ampoules can be dangerous because they resemble other plastic ampoules containing products that are administered via different routes.download the full report httpswww.reportbuyer.comproduct2568509about reportbuyerreportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishershttpwww.reportbuyer.comfor more informationsarah smithresearch advisor at reportbuyer.comemail query@reportbuyer.comtel 44 208 816 85 48website www.reportbuyer.comsource reportbuyer related links httpwww.reportbuyer.com 
