Gerresheimer : Duma Standard container now available with child-resistant Duma Handy cap made out of one component

The packaging is deemed child-resistant if no more than 15 percent of children are able to open it within the first five minutes. A maximum of 20 percent of children are permitted to succeed in getting at the contents of the packaging for the entire duration of the test.

If only a few young children manage to open the packaging, the test group could be reduced to fewer than 200 children as part of the se-quential evaluation process.

Tests with older people aged between 50 and 70

During the test, the participants have an initial five minutes to try opening the packaging. They are not shown how to do so besides the instruction on the packaging. In the second phase, they only have one minute to try and open it. The packaging is deemed suitable for older people as long as at least 90 percent of the test group are able to open and reclose it again without imparing the child-resistant function within a reasonable amount of time.

The test group is designed to include 100 people, of whom 25 are aged between 50 and 54, 25 between 55 and 59, and 50 between 60 and 70. 70 percent of each of these age groups should be female.

The US 16 CFR section 1700.20 regulation also stipulates the requirements child-resistant packaging must meet. These are similar to the standards applicable in Europe but are even more extensive for medicines.

Gerresheimer will be showcasing all of its Duma products at booth A24 at Pharmapack in Paris, France, on February 7 and 8.