What are the common medicine bottle caps

Medicine bottles are widely used in medicine packaging, and are often used for medicines such as tablets, capsules, and oral liquids. Depending on the purpose of the bottle and the properties of the medicine, the medicine bottle will be equipped with different bottle caps. So, what are the common medicine bottle caps?

desiccant cap 

Common medicine bottle caps include unscrewing caps, press-spinning caps, spring caps, moisture-proof combination caps, etc. Among them, unscrewing caps are the most widely used. Generally, unscrewing caps are used for medicines without special functional requirements.

Squeeze cap: Squeeze cap medicine bottle belongs to a kind of safety packaging, which is composed of inner and outer double layer structure. By connecting with the card slot, the bottle cannot be opened by rotating the outer cap only. It needs to be pressed down while rotating to drive the inner cap Rotation, with the help of double force to open, this kind of packaging can effectively prevent children from opening the packaging at will and ingesting medicine by mistake.

child proof cap

Spring cap: the medicine bottle with the spring cap is mainly used for the packaging of effervescent tablets. Effervescent tablets contain disintegrants, the dosage form is large and brittle, and it is easy to be affected by external forces during transportation and cause the tablet to break. The design of the spring cover can play a role in fixing the tablet.

Moisture-proof combination cap: Moisture-proof combination cap is a new type of packaging that combines desiccant and bottle cap into one. Compared with ordinary desiccant in non-woven bags, the medicine bottle with this cap prevents direct contact between medicine and desiccant. To a certain extent, it also reduces the risk of children accidentally ingesting medicines.

Bottle caps are an important part of medicine bottles. There are many types. Different types represent the differences in the pharmaceutical packaging requirements of medicines. The above-listed are several common types.