QUALITY & QUANTITY ISSUES/PROBLEMS & PACKAGING OF HERBAL DRUGS IN INDIA
*Dr. Shailendra Pradhan
ABSTRACT
The quality control must start with raw materials. At present, the big markets of medicinal plants are in Delhi, Amritsar and Mumbai. Here, the raw or crude drugs are sold in the traditional manner. There is no cleaning, grading or selection of the medicinal plants. The buyer has no yardstick to judge the genuineness of the plants and their quality. There are no indications about the shelf life. There is no proper packing or labelling. Therefore it is imperative that quality control
process is stressed upon. Pharmaceutical packaging is one market across the globe which is advancing at constant pace. It is expected that market will grow to worth $78.79 Billion by 2018. Packaging is a key for sale, safety and success. Like other packaged goods, pharmaceuticals packaging need to be in such a manner that it will provide speedy packaging, protection, identification, product quality, patient comfort, display and needs of security. Advancement in research of pharmaceuticals development had always being dependent on the packaging technology. Maintaining integrity of pharmaceuticals during storage, shipment, and delivery is assured by quality of packaging available. This article reviewing current pharmaceutical packaging trends and predicting the packaging outcomes in future in India.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, shelf life, Pharmaceutical packaging, quality of packaging.
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