Rexam launches first rPET liquid prescription bottle

 

packagingnews.co.uk, 10 October 2008

 

Rexam Prescription Products in the US has developed and marketed the first liquid prescription oval made with 100% post-consumer recycled PET resin.

 

The pack is available in two, three, four, six, eight, 12 and 16oz sizes.

 

Pat O'Connell, vice president of sales, said: "Pharmacists and consumers have shown a preference for packaging using recycled material.

 

"Our new recycled ovals will provide differentiation, allowing pharmacies to market themselves as environmentally friendly. This is another example of how we anticipate the needs of customers and create and deliver a full package solution that helps build their business."

 

The recycled oval meets the same government standards as its current virgin PET line, including United States Pharmacopeia requirements for light transmission and moisture permeation and the Consumer Product Safety Commission's child-resistant and senior-friendly protocol requirements.

 

The pack will be available in November in retail pharmacies across the US.