Child Resistant

Burgopak has successfully achieved the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission’s F=1 standard for child-resistant effectiveness and senior friendly standard.  This is in conformity with US regulatory standards for poison prevention packaging.  The latest addition to Burgopak’s Pharma Series achieved the F=1 standard with impressive results (child-resistant effectiveness at 98%, and senior adult use effectiveness at a pass rate at 95%).  Named, Burgopak continues to advance the technology of pharmaceutical compliance packaging with its compelling designs.
 
Datamonitor reported in 2004 that four out of every ten patients in the United States fail to take their medication as prescribed.  The pharmaceutical packaging industry has been tasked with finding the right balance between usage, senior-friendly accessibility and child-resistance. Burgopak’s Pharma Series of packaging presents an impressive solution: The single- and double-blister packs slide out to reveal both the blister and the attached patient information leaflet.  
  
Patient compliance is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the pharmaceutical industry today and represents a challenge for healthcare providers and manufacturers alike.  Burgopak’s sliding packs ensures that all compliance and safety information remains conveniently attached to the medicine at all times, whilst also being portable and easy to use.
 
Already in use in the UK with Bayer’s Rennie® ICE “Pocket Pack” line of over-the-counter antacids, Burgopak’s sliding package designs have received numerous accolades, including the “Compliance Package of the Year” (US Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council) in 2007 and “Best Compliance Package” at Pharmapack in 2008.  Burgopak currently offers single-blister, double-blister and senior-friendly designs that can be customized to accommodate nearly any pill, blister or leaflet size.
 
Burgopak’s recent partnership with RxPak, a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation, will bring its pioneering pharmaceutical packaging style to the American market in 2010.  Fully automated production on state-of-the-art Bosch Sigpack machinery makes the Burgopak design solution a cost-effective, reliable and entirely customizable unit dose package.
  

The flexibility of the package also allows the incorporation of patient loyalty or reward cards, and its compact size ensures it is ideally suitable for travel and on-the-go use.  The pack’s high structural integrity extends its lifespan and ensures the patient retains the entire pack intact at all times.