Pharmaceutical packaging is crucial for protecting medicines, ensuring patient safety, maintaining product quality, and meeting stringent regulatory standards. It covers primary, secondary, and tertiary systems using specialised materials like plastics and glass, with growing efforts to improve sustainability through innovation in recyclable, biobased, and high-barrier packaging solutions.

EFPIA’s latest white paper, “Pharmaceutical Packaging: Driving Value for Patients, Healthcare Systems and Industry,” explores how packaging can evolve from a compliance tool into a dynamic contributor to patient safety, sustainability, and digital transformation. With insights from across the pharmaceutical value chain, the paper outlines how innovative packaging solutions can support traceability, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the patient experience.