Airless PACKAGING Airless packaging: increased airtightness et Dermal » chez Nemera. et la documentation requise « Les exigences réglemen- pour soumettre ces produits taires ont fortement évolué auprès des autorités », ces derniers temps – en ajoute-t-elle. particulier la réglementa- tion américaine sur les pro- De nouvelles parts de duits combinés (l’associa- marché pour l’airless tion d’un dispositif et d’un médicament, ou certaines Les formules conditionnées combinaisons chimiques, dans les emballages airless NDLR). Outre les exigences génèrent aussi de nouvelles concernant les matériaux, exigences – ou du moins ren- les dispositifs airless doivent forcées. La société Lablabo, également répondre à celles spécialiste des systèmes sur les dispositifs médicaux, airless à poche à très haut en particulier concernant niveau d’étanchéité, réalise le contrôle du design et 50 à 60 % de son activité la preuve de performance. dans le secteur pharmaceu- D’autres tests et documents tique. Elle travaille surtout que ceux existant aupara- en Europe et aux États-Unis. vant sont donc maintenant « Nous avons des projets nécessaires. Cela amène à porteurs autour de la distri- augmenter le support client bution de gels hormonaux, 69 as it allows for stronger inno- requirements applied to airless packaging also gene- in the cosmetics industry or vation in ethical pharmacy medical devices, in particular, rate new - more or less rein- for new applications, such as due to the fewer constrains design controls and proof of forced - exigencies. Lablabo, cannabis-based formulations related to the reimbursement performance. Supplementary a specialist in airless pouch in the United States,” Florent of medicines,” Raphaële Audi- tests and documents in addi- systems ensuring a very high Fumey, Head of Sales and bert, Head of “Inhalation & tion to the existing ones are airtightness, carries out 50 to Marketing at Lablabo, says. Dermal” at Nemera, points now necessary. This means 60% of its business in the phar- Ursatec, which uses the airless out. “Regulatory require- increasing client support and maceutical sector. The com- system Comfort for its ranges, ments have strongly evolved the documentation required pany is particularly active in has noted “an increase in the recently, especially FDA’s when submitting these pro- Europe and the USA. “We have demand for airless dispensers requirements on combination ducts with the authorities,” promising projects for hormone from pharmaceutical com- products (Editor’s note: a she says. therapy gel dispensers, which panies specialized in topical drug/ device combination or require a very high dosage products, such as semi-solid certain chemical combina- New market shares accuracy as well as excellent formulas (gels, creams). There tions). Besides the exigencies for airless dispensers dose reproducibility. Redu- is much interest in topical for- related to materials, airless cing the use of preservatives mulations for novel products. devices must also meet the The formulas presented in is an ever- growing demand They are often based on lipids, The Healthcare Packaging Products Magazine /Doses 742019 - January