Explaining Deblistering Machines
There are plenty of reasons you might need to salvage a product that’s packaged—you might have aesthetic errors in the packaging or labeling, your blister line needs more adjustment to run at its best, or you want a faster, safer way for your pharmacy techs to dispense medications.
Whether you’re a small pharmacy that wants to save time and money or a large pharmaceutical company looking to increase production speed, a deblistering machine can provide the efficiency you need.
Key Points
- Deblistering tablets or capsules from blister packs is an important process for many industries, from pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmacies.
- Whether it’s for dispensing purposes, recovering valuable product from rejected blister packs, or reducing disposal costs, deblistering machines are used for a variety of reasons.
- The manual deblistering process involves using a specialized blade to carefully cut open the blister packs to remove pharmaceuticals.
- With automatic deblistering machines, the deblistering process can be completed in a fraction of the time it would take to do it manually.
- Deblistering machines are designed to help pharmacies remove individual doses from bulk-supplied blisters.
- Automatic deblistering machines can help recover valuable pharmaceuticals and repackage them for patient use.
- Pharmaceutical companies often use deblistering machines on their packaging lines to salvage products from rejected blister packs.
Explaining the Manual Deblistering Process
Manual deblistering involves using a sharp blade to cut through blister packaging material, which is time-consuming and can be dangerous since it requires a person to use a sharp object to cut through the material.
What Are Automatic Deblistering Machines?
Automatic deblistering machines are revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry and improving patient safety. They enable the deblistering process to be completed in a fraction of the time it would take to do it manually. These specialized machines are designed to quickly, safely, and efficiently remove tablets and capsules from packaging for a variety of reasons, from decreasing disposal costs to pharmacy dispensing. By using a combination of mechanical and vacuum systems to remove the material from the packaging, automatic deblistering machines have made the process of removing pharmaceuticals from blister packs fast and easy.
What Are Deblistering Machines Used for?
Deblistering tablets or capsules from blister packs is an important process for many industries, from pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmacies. Whether it’s for dispensing purposes, recovering valuable product from rejected blister packs, or reducing disposal costs, deblistering machines are used for a variety of reasons:
Pharmacy Dispensing
Deblistering machines are designed to help pharmacies remove individual doses from bulk-supplied blisters, then dispense them into Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) for hospitals, nursing homes, and other managed care facilities. The machines are also perfect for refilling cartridges in automated dispensing systems, emptying packs at much higher rates than manual deblistering. Using a range of innovative technologies, automatic deblistering machines ensure that medication is separated quickly and accurately, reducing the chances of human errors and improving efficiency across the board.
Clinical Trials in Laboratories
The value of clinical trial drugs is often overlooked and wasted due to inefficient practices. Fortunately, automatic deblistering machines can help recover valuable pharmaceuticals and repackage them for patient use. In addition to repurposing valuable drugs, deblistering can also be used to create sample sizes for clinical trials. By using machines to deblister the products, researchers can create smaller sample sizes of the drug to be used in their studies.
Stability Studies
Blister packs are used to protect drugs during stability testing and often need to be deblistered to be used in the final product. Researchers use deliblistering equipment to remove the products from the packs more efficiently.
Pharmaceutical Production and Packaging Facilities
Pharmaceutical companies often use deblistering machines on their packaging lines to salvage products from rejected blister packs. When packs are rejected due to empty pockets, poor seals, or incorrect batch coding, the pharmaceuticals need to be removed from the packaging. Automatic deblistering machines enable the good product to be removed from rejected packaging and re-packaged to increase yield and reduce wastage costs.
Waste Disposal
For reject blisters containing toxic products, the disposal process is often expensive. Deblistering machines are a cost-effective, safe way to recover toxic products from rejected blister packs or packaging containing small amounts of toxic materials. By separating the product from its packaging, deblistering equipment can reduce disposal costs and help protect the environment.
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Deblistering Different Types of Blister Packs
Child-Resistant Packaging
Child-resistant packaging has to be durable and resistant to possible tampering, so removing pharmaceuticals from a child-resistant blister packer takes a precise machine to recoup the product without damaging its integrity. Automatic deblistering machines provide a fast, efficient way to remove salvageable pharmaceuticals from child-resistant packaging without damaging them.
Push-Through Packages
Push-through packaging is one of the most common forms of blister packaging. However, even push-through packages can be tedious to recover the product and separate from the materials without contaminating. Deblistering machines are capable of emptying blister packs at a rate of 30 blisters per minute, depending on the design of the pack.
Recover Your Product With Deblistering Machines
Pharmaceuticals can be expensive to manufacture—and wasting product due to rejected blister packs is simply unacceptable. At Ascend Packaging Systems, we offer a line of deblistering machines that add flexibility and convenience to your production line. Our machines can recover tablets and capsules from a wide variety of applications, including:
- Push-through blister packages
- Child-resistant blister packages
- Heavy gauge alu/alu
- Paper-backed blister packages
- Linear formats
- Multi-product blister packages
With our equipment, you can easily remove your products from their blister packs and re-package them back on line, saving you time and money. Contact us today to learn more about our line of semi-automatic and automatic deblistering machines.
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