Pharmaceutical Packaging Market in the USA
US demand to grow 5.5% annually through 2012
Demand for pharmaceutical packaging products in the US is projected to grow 5.5 percent annually to $16 billion in 2012. The strongest influences on growth will evolve from standards and regulations that address such issues as patient drug compliance, drug dispensing errors, drug counterfeiting and drug diversion. An increased focus on these issues will expand growth opportunities for high value-added containers, closures and accessories, especially blister packs, tamper-evident closures and RFID labels.
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- INTRODUCTION
- I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Trends
- Demographic Patterns
- Health Care Trends
- Health Insurance
- Medical Conditions
- Chronic Conditions
- Acute Conditions
- National Health Expenditures
- Medical Providers
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Outpatient Facilities
- Skilled Nursing Homes
- Home Health Care Organizations
- Retail Pharmacies
- Physicians
- Pharmacists
- Patient Activity
- Acute Care Hospital Admissions
- Surgical Procedures
- Outpatient Visits
- Prescriptions
- III. PHARMACEUTICAL OVERVIEW
- General
- Regulation
- Research & Development
- Product Shipments
- Therapeutic Classes
- Dosage Formulations
- Ethical Pharmaceuticals
- OTC Pharmaceuticals
- Generic & Proprietary Pharmaceuticals
- IV. MATERIALS
- General
- Raw Materials
- Plastic Resins
- High Density Polyethylene
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Polypropylene
- Low Density Polyethylene
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Polystyrene
- Other Plastic Resins
- Aluminum Foil
- Paper & Paperboard
- Glass
- Other Raw Materials
- Semi-Finished Materials
- Plastic Film
- Converted Paper & Paperboard
- Converted Foil
- Other Semi-Finished Materials
- V. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- General
- Pharmaceutical Packaging Product Groups
- Unit Dose Packaging
- Anti-Counterfeit Drug Packaging
- Historical Demand Patterns
- US Trade
- International Markets
- VI. PRIMARY PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS
- General
- Plastic Bottles
- Ovals, Squares & Rounds
- Dispensing Bottles
- Plastic Cans
- Plastic Jars
- Blister Packaging
- Ethical Pharmaceutical Blister Packs
- Sample Packs
- Unit Dose Packs
- OTC Blister Packs
- Clinical Trial Packs
- Materials & Components
- Films
- Lidding Materials
- Accessories
- Equipment
- Parenteral Containers
- Vials
- Glass Vials
- Plastic Vials
- Prefillable Syringes
- Injectors
- Cartridges
- IV Containers
- Semi-Rigid Plastic IV Containers
- Mini-Bags
- Glass IV Containers
- Ampuls
- Glass Ampuls
- Plastic Ampuls
- Pharmaceutical Pouches
- Prefillable Inhalers
- Metered Dose Inhalers
- Applications
- Producers & Devices
- Dry Powder Inhalers
- Applications
- Producers & Devices
- Medication Tubes
- Composite Tubes
- Plastic Tubes
- Metal Tubes
- Other Primary Pharmaceutical Containers
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Aerosol Cans
- Strip Packs
- Paperboard Boxes
- All Other Primary Pharmaceutical Containers
- VII. PACKAGING ACCESSORIES
- General
- Pharmaceutical Closures
- Plastic Pharmaceutical Closures
- Child-Resistant Plastic Closures
- Standard Plastic Closures
- Flip-Top Plastic Closures
- Plastic Dispensing Closures
- Disc Closures
- Pump-Type Closures
- Turret Closures
- Dropper Assemblies
- Squeeze Tops
- Other Dispensing Closures
- Plastic Overcaps
- Rubber & Elastomeric Pharmaceutical Closures
- Parenteral Stoppers
- Syringe Tips
- Other Pharmaceutical Closures
- Metal Pharmaceutical Closures
- Paper, Foil & Laminated Lids
- Secondary Pharmaceutical Containers
- Secondary Paperboard Boxes
- Prescription Containers
- Plastic Prescription Vials
- Blister Packs
- Glass Vials
- Other Prescription Containers
- Pharmaceutical Shipping Containers
- Corrugated Boxes
- Folding Cartons
- Other Secondary Pharmaceutical Containers
- Trays
- All Other Secondary Pharmaceutical Containers
- Pharmaceutical Labels
- Standard Labels
- Track & Trace Labels
- Authentication Labels
- Expanded Content Labels
- Pharmaceutical Package Inserts
- Other Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessories
- Shrink Bands & Wrap
- Tamper-Evident Seals
- Desiccants
- Taggants & Markings
- All Other Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessories
- VIII. MARKETS
- General
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
- Contract Packaging
- Retail Pharmacies
- Institutional Pharmacies
- Other Markets
- IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Competitive Strategies
- Packaging Product Companies
- Contract Packaging Firms
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Licensing & Related Agreements
- Marketing & Distribution
- Product Development Activities
- Manufacturing Requirements
- Company Profiles
- Alcan Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
- Alcoa Incorporated
- Alexander (James) Corporation
- Amcor Limited
- American Health Packaging, see AmerisourceBergen
- AmerisourceBergen Corporation
- Anderson Packaging Incorporated, see AmerisourceBergen
- AptarGroup Incorporated
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Bericap North America Incorporated, see Amcor Limited
- Cardinal Health Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services,
- see Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated
- Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
- Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated
- CCL Industries Incorporated
- Chesapeake Corporation
- Clondalkin Group Holdings Limited
- Constantia Packaging AG
- Cortegra Group Incorporated, see Menasha Corporation
- Creative Press Incorporated, see Menasha Corporation
- Gerresheimer Holdings GmbH
- Howell (FM) & Company
- International Paper Company
- IntraPac Corporation
- Keller Crescent Company, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
- Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Company KG
- McKesson Corporation
- MeadWestvaco Corporation
- Menasha Corporation
- Mini Graphics Incorporated
- Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated
- Pharmagraphics Incorporated, see Clondalkin Group
- Plastube North America
- Rexam plc
- Reynolds Packaging Group
- Rio Tinto Group
- Ropack Incorporated
- Saint-Gobain Calmar, see MeadWestvaco Corporation
- SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging,
- see Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
- Sharp Corporation, see Superior Group Incorporated
- Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper Company
- Superior Group Incorporated
- 3M Company
- Unicep Packaging Incorporated
- Valois SAS, see AptarGroup Incorporated
- Welch Packaging Group Incorporated
- West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
- Other Companies Mentioned in Study
- LIST OF TABLES
- SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
- SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Population by Age Group
- 3 Chronic Conditions by Type
- 4 Acute Conditions by Type
- 5 National Health Expenditures by Type
- 6 Medical Providers by Type
- 7 Patient Activity by Type
- SECTION III -- PHARMACEUTICAL OVERVIEW
- 1 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Therapeutic Class
- 2 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Dosage Formulation
- 3 Ethical Pharmaceutical Shipments by Therapeutic Class
- 4 OTC Pharmaceutical Shipments by Therapeutic Class
- 5 Pharmaceutical Shipments by Commercial Status
- SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Raw Material Demand by Type
- 2 Plastic Resin Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging by Type
- 3 Semi-Finished Material Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging by Type
- 4 Plastic Film Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging by Type
- 5 Converted Paper & Paperboard Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging by Type
- 6 Converted Foil Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging
- 7 Other Semi-Finished Material Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging
- SECTION V -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group
- 2 Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group
- 3 Anti-Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group
- 4 Pharmaceutical Packaging Market, 1997-2007
- 5 US Trade in Pharmaceutical Packaging
- 6 World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Region
- SECTION VI -- PRIMARY PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS
- 1 Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Product Group
- 2 Plastic Pharmaceutical Bottle Demand by Type
- 3 Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Demand by Type
- 4 Parenteral Container Demand by Product Group
- 5 Parenteral Vial Demand by Type
- 6 Prefillable Syringe Demand by Type
- 7 IV Container Demand by Type
- 8 Parenteral Ampul Demand by Type
- 9 Pharmaceutical Pouch Demand by Type
- 10 Prefillable Inhaler Demand by Type
- 11 Medication Tube Demand by Type
- 12 Other Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Type
- 13 Glass Pharmaceutical Bottle & Jar Demand
- 14 Aerosol Pharmaceutical Can Demand
- 15 Pharmaceutical Strip Pack Demand by Type
- 16 Primary Pharmaceutical Box Demand
- 17 All Other Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand
- SECTION VII -- PACKAGING ACCESSORIES
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessory Demand by Product Group
- 2 Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Product Group
- 3 Plastic Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Type
- 4 Rubber & Elastomeric Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Type
- 5 Other Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Type
- 6 Secondary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Product Group
- 7 Secondary Paperboard Pharmaceutical Box Demand
- 8 Prescription Container Demand by Type
- 9 Pharmaceutical Shipping Container Demand by Type
- 10 Other Secondary Pharmaceutical Container Demand
- 11 Pharmaceutical Label Demand by Type
- 12 Pharmaceutical Package Insert Demand
- 13 Other Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessory Demand by Type
- SECTION VIII -- MARKETS
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Market
- 2 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Market - Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand
- 3 Contract Packaging Market - Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand
- 4 Retail Pharmacy Market - Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand
- 5 Institutional Pharmacy Market - Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand
- 6 Other Markets - Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Pharmaceutical Packaging Sales by Company, 2007
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- LIST OF CHARTS
- SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Raw Material Demand by Type, 2007
- 2 Semi-Finished Material Demand in Pharmaceutical Packaging by Type, 2007
- SECTION V -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group, 2007
- SECTION VI -- PRIMARY PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS
- 1 Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Product Group, 2007
- SECTION VII -- PACKAGING ACCESSORIES
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessory Demand by Product Group, 2007
- 2 Secondary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Product Group, 2007
- SECTION VIII -- MARKETS
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Market, 2007
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Share by Company, 2007
More DetailsPlastic bottles to remain dominant primary containerBased on low cost and ease of processing advantages, plastic bottles will remain the most widely used package for solid oral ethical drugs distributed in large volume to retail and mail order pharmacies. The containers will also continue to dominate applications involving OTC medicines, nutritional preparations and herbal remedies sold in tablet and capsule quantities of 50 or more. Pharmaceutical blister packaging is well positioned for favorable unit and revenue growth based on its adaptability to unit dose formats with expanded label content and built-in track and trace features.
Parenteral containers will fare well in the US marketplace as advances in biotechnology and related life science fields lead to the introduction of new protein-based therapies that must be administered through injection or infusion. Prefillable syringes will command the strongest growth opportunities in this product group because of infection prevention and ease of use advantages and the increasing availability of injectors for self-administration. However, vials will continue to lead unit demand among parenteral containers as a large percentage of existing and forthcoming injectable drugs are produced in lyophilized or dry powder formulations not easily adaptable to syringe packaging.
The market for pharmaceutical pouches will expand at a rapid pace, spurred by increasing applications in the unit dose packaging of transdermal patches, powders for reconstitution, and topical creams and ointments. Prefillable inhalers will also possess strong growth opportunities as the number of chronic asthma, allergy and migraine patients treated with inhalation drugs rises.
Pharmaceutical closure demand, led by rubber and elastomer vial stoppers and syringe tips, along with plastic flip-top vial closures, will experience the best growth in volume and demand value as existing and forthcoming injectable drugs penetrate cancer, diabetes and other chronic disease indications. Childresistant and standard plastic caps, especially twist and turn varieties, will remain the leading closures for pharmaceutical bottles, cans, jars and tubes.
Cartons to fare better than corrugated box containersBased on value-added marketing benefits, paperboard boxes will continue to post the largest share of demand among secondary pharmaceutical containers. Growth opportunities in this product group will decelerate gradually as some drug makers eliminate outer packaging to save costs. Demand for pharmaceutical shipping containers will advance more or less in line with the volume of drug production. However, due to trends toward smaller-sized shipments, cartons will realize measurably stronger growth opportunities than corrugated boxes.
Study coveragePharmaceutical Packaging is a new Freedonia industry study priced at $4700. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type and by market. The study also assesses market environment factors and examines key trends in pharmaceutical packaging materials. In addition, the study evaluates market share and profiles 30 producers and contract providers in the US industry.
