Keystone Folding Box Co. products

In terms of requirements and restrictions, few industries are as demanding as the world of clinical trials. We have dedicated years to developing breakthrough packaging solutions that have become widely accepted by some of the most respected names in the pharmaceutical industry.

The entire team at Keystone Folding Box Company takes pride in the innovative design and precise manufacturing of our award-winning range of healthcare packaging solutions.

Keystone Folding Box Co. has decades of expertise in the manufacture of OTC and retail packaging products, including the new EcoSlide-OTC.

Ideal secondary packaging solutions for biologics, vaccines, and any in-vivo drug delivery product, Keystone’s Vial Pack family of cartons includes designs for packaging a single vial or ampoule, or as many products as a program requires.

The design team at Keystone is prepared to custom engineer a carton that perfectly fits your medical device while meeting your most stringent packaging requirements. Folding cartons for medical devices are often ordered in low quantities and are usually produced in short runs. To meet this industry need, Keystone has a full-color, digital press that can provide a lower cost and a faster turnaround when compared to traditional, off-set printers…without sacrificing print quality.

While American consumers are accustomed to seeing medications in both bottles and blister packs, bottles remain the dominant format in the U.S. This is in stark contract to much of the remainder of the developed world, including Europe, where 80 percent of medications dispensed are now in blisters.

Biologics, biosimilars, vaccines and other medications administered through pre-filled syringes present unique secondary packaging challenges. First and foremost, product protection is paramount, as many parenteral pharmaceuticals are packaged in glass or rigid plastic and can be prone to breakage or cracking. Secondary packaging solutions must have the right materials so that pre-filled syringes, autoinjectors, vials and ampoules are packaged snugly… but not so tight that it risks glass or plastic cracking or breaking.

Drug overdoses claimed 68,000 American lives in 2018, and 72,000 the year before. The majority of these drug deaths were from opioids and heroin – which many patients turned to after initially becoming addicted to opioid painkillers.

Healthcare professionals and caregivers, including staff in hospitals, assisted living facilities and at-home care settings, need vial boxes with simple instructions and easy storage that protect products and support ease of parenteral drug administration.