Child-Resistant Pill Jars

Solid dose medicines — tablets, capsules and supplements — need a moisture- and odour-tight package and, when kept in the home, a closure that children cannot easily open. Glass jars give an excellent barrier and an inert surface that will not interact with the product, and a child-resistant cap (the familiar push-and-turn type) provides the safety closure.

Amber glass is common where the actives are light-sensitive, and an induction or desiccant-equipped liner keeps moisture-sensitive products like probiotics and effervescents stable.

Tablets and capsules, dietary supplements, vitamins and minerals, prescription solid dose, nutraceuticals, moisture-sensitive probiotics, pharmacy dispensing and clinical-trial supplies. The CR closure suits products stored where children may be present.

A wide-mouth glass jar in Type III soda-lime or Type I borosilicate, in amber, flint or opal, with a child-resistant push-and-turn closure on a CR-compatible finish and a wadded, foam or heat-induction liner. A desiccant cap or insert can be added for moisture-sensitive products.

Child-resistant performance depends on the matched jar-and-cap system, so the specified closure and finish are used together and torque is controlled. For moisture-sensitive products, an induction seal and/or desiccant maintain a dry interior. Amber glass protects photosensitive actives. Tamper-evidence is added where required.

The jar is molded (press-and-blow) from pharmaceutical glass with a CR-compatible wide-mouth finish, then annealed; amber and opal come from batch chemistry. Finish dimensions are controlled so the child-resistant closure engages correctly, and the system is tested to the relevant CR standard.