Global Pharmaceutical Packaging

Global Pharmaceutical Packaging

As medication consumption and production increases – spurred by trends like aging populations, evolving epidemiological patterns, new drug introductions, expanded prescription medication benefits, and more – so too will demand for pharmaceutical packaging worldwide, at an annual rate of 5.9% through 2023. Going forward, manufacturers of pharmaceutical packaging will want to focus on such growth opportunities as packaging that assists patients in adhering to prescription and clinical trial medication schedules, reduces drug dispensing errors, improves the ease and safety of drug administration, increases marketing aesthetics, and combats drug counterfeiting and tampering.

This report examines global pharmaceutical packaging demand by Product, and Region and Selected Countries. It also includes a discussion of market environment factors. Data are disclosed in value and volume (when available).

Products covered in this study include:
plastic bottles
blister packs
parenteral containers
prefillable inhalers
tubes, pouches
glass bottles and jars
other primary containers
closures
labels
secondary containers
packaging accessories

Pharmaceutical packaging demand is broken out for the following regions and countries:
North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Central and South America (Brazil)
Western Europe (France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom)
Eastern Europe (Russia)
Asia/Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea)
Africa/Mideast (Turkey)

Scope of the Report
This Freedonia industry study analyzes the global pharmaceutical packaging market. It presents historical demand data (2008, 2013, 2018) and forecasts for 2023 for products (plastic bottles, blister packs, parenteral containers, prefillable inhalers, tubes, pouches, glass bottles and jars, other primary containers, closures, labels, secondary containers, and packaging accessories), regions, and selected countries. The study also evaluates company market share and details the activities of major industry competitors (Amcor, AptarGroup, Becton Dickinson, Berry Global, CCL Industries, Gerresheimer, SCHOTT, 3M, Vetter Pharma International, West Pharmaceutical Services, and WestRock)