Development of PTP packaging materials and improvement of moisture resistance and chemical resistance, case studies, regulatory and standard trends.

☆Explanation of recent trends and efforts to solve issues (moisture resistance, vapor permeability, chemical resistance, resistance to extreme solvents, moldability), including market application examples.

**Part 1: Summary of the Lecture** Plastic and glass are primarily used as pharmaceutical packaging materials, and efforts are underway to harmonize standards through international conferences on the three major pharmacopoeias among Japan, Europe, and the United States. The standards of the Japanese pharmacopoeia are limited in scope and contain many ambiguities, resulting in numerous differences compared to those in Europe and the United States. This presentation will introduce a comparison of the current situations in Japan, Europe, and the United States, the status of international harmonization, points to consider regarding materials used, and how companies can advance risk management for packaging materials. **Part 2: Summary of the Lecture** I will explain how the technical features of functional films from Kyodo Printing can help solve challenges in pharmaceuticals, using case studies as examples. **Part 3: Summary of the Lecture** PTP (Press Through Package) is one of the most outstanding packaging materials for the distribution of tablets and capsules. Developed in Europe and popularized in Japan around the 1960s, PTP has remained largely unchanged for nearly half a century, and no alternative packaging form has emerged to replace it. This lecture will introduce the basic design of PTP and the trends in technology for the future.

Technical Seminar