Package coding marking for pharmaceuticals becomes more and more important every day as a way to combat counterfeiting, track shipments, and verify born on dates. Packaging marking & coding can can be done with direct marking using ink or press type indirectly with labels.
Marking pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical package is affected by many factors:
- Batch data, lot sizes, and information system integration
- Traceability requirements
- Line speeds
- Package and label material
- Character sizes anf fonts
Depending on the time available, quality specifications, and mark type there are a number of options for marking pharmaceutical packaging.