608 _ Industrial Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Approach Containment The packaging material should have the ability to hold the content during handling, Transfer of Information The packaging material provides information about composition, manufacture, use, shelf-life, storage of the product, and other required regulatory information. Marketing The packaging material plays an important role in sale of a product. A properly designed packaging material can improve marketing potential. That is, the design of a package should be such that it can attract and gain confidence of the users or potential users. Convenience The packaging material can provide convenience in identification, distribution, handling, stacking, sale, use, reuse, opening, reclosing, etc. Security The packaging material should be such that it can reduce the risk of tampering and pilferage. Cost The packaging material should be economical and easily available. Aseptic Packaging Systems In this system, the product, package, and closure are combined in a sterile environment during manufacture of the product, There are six types of aseptic packaging systems according to the equipment used 1 Filland seal, and seal, fill and seal, IV. Thermoform, fill, and seal, V_ Blow mold, fill, and seal, VI Bulk storage and packaging. and Seal In this system preformed containers made of glass or plastic are used. The plastic containers may be thermoformed injection-molded, or blow-molded. The preformed containers irrespective of type are sterilized. The presterilized product is filled in the sterile containers, and sealed in a sterile environment. When the containers are not sterilized before filling, after filling the sealed containers are sterilized, Ul O <