{"id":5654,"date":"2022-01-27T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/future-proofing-parenteral-drug-supplies-with-moulded-glass\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T02:45:00","slug":"future-proofing-parenteral-drug-supplies-with-moulded-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/future-proofing-parenteral-drug-supplies-with-moulded-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Future-Proofing Parenteral Drug Supplies With Moulded Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trait-block max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 mt-10 mb-3\">\n  <svg class=\"w-7 h-auto text-blue\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 7\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <path d=\"M27.4629 0C27.4629 3.75941 24.4153 6.80702 20.6559 6.80702L0.000976265 6.80702C0.000976429 3.04761 3.04858 -1.06718e-06 6.808 -9.02854e-07L27.4629 0Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"pt-28 md:pt-32 pb-0 \">\n      <div class=\"container hidden md:block pb-8 md:pb-16\">\n      <nav class=\"breadcrumb uppercase [&#038;_a]:text-blue text-xs font-medium \" class=\"[&#038;_span]:flex [&#038;_span]:items-center\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n    <div id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container max-w-4xl text-center md:mt-15\">\n          <span class=\"inline-block text-xs font-medium tracking-[0.25em] uppercase text-blackbody mb-2.5\">27 JANUARY 2022<\/span>\n    \n          <h1 class=\"text-[26px] leading-snug text-blackbody [&amp;_strong]:text-blue [&#038;_strong]:font-bold\">\n        Future-Proofing Parenteral Drug Supplies With Moulded Glass\n      <\/h1>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n      \n    <div class=\"mt-12 w-full overflow-hidden h-62 md:h-auto md:aspect-[1400\/526]\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"1417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sgd_pharma_-_pharmaceutical_manufacturing_and_packing_sourcer_desktop-jpg-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/006113385083520225771?page=40\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Validating a second source of packaging is a vital approach to help minimise the risk of potential supply chain disruptions, and moulded glass could hold the key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <em>Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer, February 2022, pages 40-44. \u00a9 Samedan Ltd<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carole Grassi Mircich and Jingwei Zhang at SGD Pharma, Matthias Angelmaier at Syntegon, and Tim Wenzel at GILYOS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitigating supply chain risk and safeguarding business continuity is a high priority for parenteral drug manufacturers. In 2021, many organisations faced worldwide constraints on Type I glass supply as a result of a rise in global market demand. This shortage \u2013 particularly of tubular glass \u2013 impacted pharma,<br> biopharma, and veterinary companies as well as both CMOs and CDMOs. These shortages are expected to continue throughout 2022, prompting many to seek alternative packaging options \u2013 such as moulded glass vials \u2013 to alleviate the strain placed on their supply chains and, therefore, to ensure the availability of their drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/006113385083520225771?page=40\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Validating a second source of packaging is a vital approach to help minimise the risk&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pharma"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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