{"id":1765,"date":"2021-04-26T10:53:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pactuell.com\/en\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2021-05-04T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:03:32","slug":"parenterals-are-booming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pactuell.com\/en\/parenterals-are-booming\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cParenterals are booming\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

pactuell: Mr. Blersch, as Strategic Product Manager, you are constantly moni\u00adtoring market and customer demand. What can you tell us about the current trends?<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: When I compare the two dosage forms of OSD (Oral Solid Dose), i.e. drugs for swal\u00adlowing, and parenterals, I can clearly see a constant growth trend in the solid dose market. But in parenterals, we are seeing a veri\u00adtable boom. This, of course, has a lot to do with the Covid-19 vacci\u00adna\u00adtions. But parenteral admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion of other drugs, like cyto\u00adsta\u00adtics for cancer treat\u00adment, is also gaining ground. Medical devices that are used for a wide variety of appli\u00adca\u00adtions, like injecting viscous drugs slowly and thus \u201cpain\u00adlessly\u201d, are also becoming more popular.<\/p>\n

pactuell: On a new website<\/a> that recently went online Uhlmann provides infor\u00adma\u00adtion on secondary pack\u00adaging options for parenterals. A campaign on LinkedIn was launched at the same time. So did we still manage to jump on the band\u00adwagon in time?<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: Yes, actu\u00adally we did! Although we are best known for our blister machines for solid dose prod\u00aducts, we also have a long and successful history of building pack\u00adaging systems for ampoules, vials and syringes. In the past, though, we first devel\u00adoped the machines for solid dose prod\u00aducts and adapted them later to liquid dose prod\u00aducts, called parenterals. Today, we have dedi\u00adcated pack\u00adaging solu\u00adtions for parenterals. The first machine we designed specif\u00adi\u00adcally for this product group was the BLU 400. But as we still needed a more compact and flex\u00adible machine in the mid-perfor\u00admance range, we intro\u00adduced the BLU 200<\/a> in 2019. When I walk through our assembly hall now, I see more parenteral machines than ever before.<\/p>\n

pactuell: With the C 200, Uhlmann has launched a cartoner specif\u00adi\u00adcally for parenterals. Why?<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: For parenteral pack\u00adaging we need a cartoner with a bigger format range to have more flex\u00adi\u00adbility to create an appro\u00adpriate pack\u00adaging design. Aside from the shift toward parenterals, we are also seeing another trend: The phar\u00adma\u00adceu\u00adtical industry is also looking for more sustain\u00adable pack\u00adaging for its prod\u00aducts, and carton pack\u00adaging is consid\u00adered to be just that. That\u2019s why we offer to package parenterals in blis\u00adters or directly in cartons. And the C 200 is the ideal cartoner for the job.<\/p>\n

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Parenteral prod\u00aducts have to be handled much more gently than solid dose prod\u00aducts.<\/p>\n

Werner Blersch, Global Product Manager<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

pactuell: So what distin\u00adguishes machines for parenterals from blister machines for tablets?<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: Whether you are feeding, rejecting, reloading or trans\u00adfer\u00adring prod\u00aducts to down\u00adstream processes, parenteral prod\u00aducts have to be handled much more gently than solid dose prod\u00aducts. The former are often very expen\u00adsive and extremely fragile. So it\u2019s vital to prevent product damage and asso\u00adciate product loss and cleaning costs. The blis\u00adters for vials, for instance, are designed differ\u00adently: they are a lot higher and made of different mate\u00adrials than those used for pack\u00adaging tablets. This is because the high barrier protec\u00adtion provided by PVC or aluminum foil is not required, say, for vials because they them\u00adselves act as the barrier. Here I can easily use PET, but it\u2019s thicker because of the high drawing depth. The sealing is also different for parenterals. You can also use paper to produce the lid for these prod\u00aducts. Or you can use vapor-perme\u00adable Tyvek if the parenteral blister is intended for use in the oper\u00adating theater and has to be ster\u00adil\u00adized.<\/p>\n

pactuell: Sounds like there\u2019s a lot to think about when designing parenteral pack\u00adaging machines\u2026..<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: When you build a machine for parenterals, there\u2019s always some\u00adthing special you need to consider. Some customers have syringes with needle protec\u00adtion, while others have syringes with a large finger flange, and still others require needles in an sepa\u00adrate blister pack. On top of that, they all use different upstream machinery. The diver\u00adsity in parenteral machines is immense. In addi\u00adtion, Track & Trace is more compli\u00adcated, for example with medical devices: For instance, if you have a vial, a syringe and a needle in a blister, the vial must be provided with a code and tracked. And for vaccines, in partic\u00adular, you also need to track the cold chain to ensure its integrity. There\u2019s a lot to consider in this respect. But these special factors are all part of the job and what make it so enjoy\u00adable. After all, we are inno\u00adva\u00adtors \u2013 and taking the easiest route is simply not the way to stay ahead!<\/p>\n

pactuell: What does this devel\u00adop\u00adment mean for Uhlmann? Does it mean we\u2019ll be focusing on parenteral machines and cartoners from now on?<\/em><\/p>\n

Werner Blersch: Solid dose appli\u00adca\u00adtions will always be impor\u00adtant, purely because most people are reluc\u00adtant to inject them\u00adselves. But we will certainly become more active in the parenteral sector, because the market growth, here, is simply bigger. And blis\u00adters will still play a role in pack\u00adaging because they have some prop\u00ader\u00adties that a carton cannot fulfill. But the percentage of cartoners used for pack\u00adaging parenterals will increase.<\/p>\n

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Werner Blersch has been working for Uhlmann as Global Product Manager since 2013, and is the company contact for parenterals. He there\u00adfore always has various syringes, vials and blis\u00adters close at hand. And when he\u2019s not busy working on secondary pack\u00adaging for parenterals, the 51-year-old is happiest spending time with his family and pursuing his hobbies of music and moun\u00adtain sports.<\/p>\n

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Werner Blersch loves the moun\u00adtains in winter. <\/p><\/div>\n

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He likes to go hiking with his family. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Music is also one of his favorite pastimes.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to the pandemic, sterile injectable drugs, that notably include the highly sought-after COVID-19 vaccines, have become the hottest topic around. On a new website, Uhlmann addresses the issue of parenterals. Strategic Product Manager Werner Blersch explains how well we are posi\u00adtioned in the pack\u00adaging of vials, syringes, ampoules & co., and where the journey is headed. [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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