Pharmaceutical packaging

Japanese: 医薬品包装 - いやくひんほうそう
Pharmaceutical packaging

...For the same purpose, there are also methods of replacing the gas with nitrogen gas or carbon dioxide, or of sealing in an oxygen scavenger.
[Drug packaging]
Since a single mistake with pharmaceuticals can be life-threatening, their packaging places more emphasis on safety and hygiene than packaging for other items, and is strictly regulated by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and standards for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control. Specifically, this includes the safety of packaging materials that come into direct contact with pharmaceuticals, as well as protection against deterioration due to moisture absorption and ultraviolet rays, and, in the case of tablets, against damage.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "pharmaceutical packaging" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…同じような目的で窒素ガス,炭酸ガスと置換したり,脱酸素剤を封入する方法もある。
[医薬品包装]
 医薬品はひとつ間違うと人命にかかわることもあるため,その包装は他の物品の包装以上に安全衛生面に重点が置かれ,薬事法,医薬品の製造及び品質管理に関する基準などによって厳しく規制されている。具体的には,薬品に直接接触する包装材料の安全性から,吸湿や紫外線などによる変質,錠剤については破損に対する保護などについてである。…

※「医薬品包装」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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