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Tamper evident closure introduced

The innovative complete solution is presented for
the first time under the Duma® trademark at ICSE in Paris
(3 to 5 October 2006, Hall 4, Stand 4A60).

At its Danish plant in Vaerloese Gerresheimer has built a state-ofthe-
art clean-room production facility in which the moisture absorbing
capsules are created in a single process under fully
automated control. The customary composition and quality of the
desiccant employed in the past does not change in any way because
of this – but the resulting synergies are very interesting.
“Through production of all the components under one roof we
exclude external influences as completely as possible – which above
all means maximum safety,” says Burkhard Lingenberg, Director of
Corporate PR and Marketing for the Gerresheimer Group. In parallel,
economic considerations play a role: the integrated production
concept provides a base on which top quality can be realised at a
stable cost level.
The innovation extends to the entire spectrum of desiccant closures
in the Duma® product range – including a wide variety of highquality,
tamper-evident packaging for the large market for tablets:
• The Duma® Twist-Off Closure is available in two sizes – with up
to 2 / 6 grams of integrated desiccant. The Duma® Twist-off
closure fits HDPE containers in a total of 27 size and shape
variants with a round or squared base format containing from 15
to 600 ml. Additional options include child-resistant opening and
a twist-aid for weak hands.

Through its innovative production concept alone, the second
generation of Duma® Twist-Off closures is so far unique in the
market. As a pacemaker, however, it is also characterised by design
refinements to the tamper-evident closure.
• The safety rings have been reinforced. The increased stability not
only precludes tear-offs while opening the packaging but also
optimises the running characteristics of the closures on the filling
and fabrication equipment of the pharmaceutical industry.
• The prepared break points have been redesigned. The ergonomic
design withstands all possible stress factors in the fabrication
process yet substantially facilitates opening by the patient.
Safer, stronger, and in addition easier to use than ever before: with
the new Duma® Twist-Off generation now perfected in every regard
the experts of Gerresheimer pharmaplasticSystems have in the end
effect created a new, future-oriented category of complementary
systems. For customers it is immediately available without restriction:
additional registrations are easy to do since the necessary
documentation is already prepared and the same material as before
is used in all the components.