Gerresheimer, a German manufacturer of primary packaging products for medication and drug delivery devices made of special-purpose glass and plastics, is expanding its services to include irradiation of plastic dropper bottles used in ophthalmology and rhinology.
The company has collaborated with select certified partners for adding surface finishing of plastic dropper bottles to its irradiation services. Gerresheimer said that it has chosen its partner companies with the certification in accordance with ISO standards 11137, 11737, and 13004 as requisite.
The packaging firm is carrying out the work from start to finish, including transport to the irradiation company, monitoring and inspecting its work, and delivering to the location specified by the customer.
The inspection processes include physically and chemically testing the product features after irradiation. Gerresheimer plastic packaging global executive vice president Niels Düring said: “We want to make life easier for our customers when it comes to procuring their dropper bottles and, by treating our products with gamma radiation, we are adding in an important work step before filling. To help us in this, we are relying on selected, recognized, and certified partners.”
To reduce costs for the customer, the company claims that it regulates the validation and revalidation of the entire process. Gerresheimer’s range of ophthalmology and rhinology products comprise bottles and dropper inserts made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and pump systems, to ensure the products are uninfected.