How Long Do Tablets Last Once Removed From The Blister Pack?

1.Why You Need Blister Pack For Tablets?

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Tablets are the medical form which help transfers medicine for patients with high efficient. Tablets are fragile and breakable. The small damage of it may lead the reduce or wavering of its effect. And it needs a container for the suitable storing, transporting, protecting and so on.

You need blister pack for its great protection to tablets. And also it is the great meter for you precise measuring. Blister pack is needed as it gives tablets great protection and assures the effect of medicines.

2.What Are Main Blister Pack Type?

There are various blister pack type. The different blister pack type has different features. And here are the main blister pack types.

Alu-Alu blister pack

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Alu-Alu blister pack is made with aluminum foil. The strong aluminum foil can help prevent air, moisture and light which is the great helpful for the tablets protection. It in some occasion can help prolong the shelf life of tablets. And the great effect also means the higher price.

Alu-PVC blister pack

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Alu-PVC blister pack combines the aluminum foil and plastic tray for your tables packing. With the strong aluminum foil and transparent plastic tray, you may have the blister pack which is durable and provides the convenience for user’s applying and viewing. It is beneficial to many medicine type but for some light-sensitive medicines, it cannot make great work.

Alu-PVC-Alu blister pack

Alu-PVC-Alu blister pack is the upgradation of Alu-PVC blister pack. The Alu-PVC-Alu blister pack has a layer of aluminum foil over the pack for the better protection and light preventing. This pack is cost effective and can make the great assure for Alu-PVC-Alu blister packs.

3.What Affect The Shelf Life Of Tablets?

Tablets have different shelf life. And here are some factors which may affect the shelf life of your tablets.

Stability of the tablet

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The stability of tablets makes the great affect for tablets’ shelf life. And the main chemical substances affect tablet stability. The stable tablets aren’t easy to be changed or affected by environment. You may seek the stability as the important factor for the long shelf life of tablets.

Humidity

Humidity affects the stability of tablets. The exposing in humid environment promotes the process of tablets disintegration. For the longer shelf life of tablets, you should make sure the dry and stable humid of its storing.

Temperature 

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Temperature also makes difference for your medicine stability. The high temperature or temperature change may lead the change of active ingredients of tablets. High temperature promotes the degradation of your tablets. And it may lead change of stability of tablets.

Light

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Light is the inducer for the change of tablets feature. For some light sensitive medicines, the little light may lead the change of the tablets features. And you should make sure the different feature of your medicines for the great storing and protection.

4.What Is Shelf Life Difference Of Tablets With And Without Blister Packs?

The blister pack makes great difference for tablets with and without blister packs. What is shelf life difference of tablets with and without blister packs.

Tablets with blister packs

Tablets with blister packs have the long shelf life up to 24 months. And for different medicine type and manufacturing technique, the tablets with blister packs have different shelf life. Usually, the not generic tablets have the extended shelf life. You should obey the expiration date of your tablets to make the best effect of your tablets.

Tablets without blister packs

How about the tablets without blister packs? For tablets without blister packs, the shelf life is shorter and is usually several days or one to two weeks. You can prolong its shelf life by making the great storing and caring It is suggested to store your tablets in the dry, dark and suitable environment. For any change of tablets feature, you should make the quick abandoning for your medicine effect, safety and potency.

5.How Long Do Tablets Last Once Removed From The Blister Pack?

Tablets are fragile and breakable. Usually you should take it once removed it from blister pack for the high efficiency. Can it leave the protection of blister pack? How long do tablets last once removed from the blister pack？

Medicine type

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Storing environment

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6.Dose Drug Form Affect Tablets Life?

There are different drug form. And for different drug form, there is the different stability after blister pack removal according to different medicine form.

Sugar-coated Tablets

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Sugar-coated tablets have a layer of sugar coating which helps protect the tablets. It provides the initial protection for moisture, light and so on. But the damage or break of it will lead the degradation of your tablets. You should assure the integrity and nice condition of your sugar-coated tablets for its nice potency.

Film-coated Tablets

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Film-coated tablets provide the better protection for tablets compared with sugar-coated tablets. The moisture and oxygen can be better prevented with the strong film of film-coated tablets. But the damage for the film can also induce the damage for your tablets as sugar-coated tablets.

Tablets without coating

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Tablets without coating are made with API, detergent, binder and so on. Without any protection, it will be sensitive to moisture. The removal of blister pack protection will lead them expose to air. It will then degrade and have the effect lose quickly.

7.Why Blister Pack Is So Important For Tablets?

There are always the blister pack for the tablets packing. Do you know the reasons? Why blister pack is so important for tablets?

Quality prove

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Blister pack is made of aluminum foil and is strong enough for the products protection of your tablets products. It makes the special cabinet for your tablets for the preventing of air, light, pumping and so on. It makes the great protection for your products and prove the quality of your tablets.

Potency prove

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The degradation and break of your tablets may lead the reduce of your products potency. Blister pack makes the great work in protecting the integrity and potency of your products. The tablets which removed from blister pack may loose the potency in a shorter period. Blister pack makes the irreplaceable work in making sure the potency of your products.

Safety prove

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In the road of transporting or storing, there may be accidence or other emergencies which may make the damage for your tablets. And as you know, the break or damage for your tablets lead the shortening of potency and shelf life of your products. You should thus apply blister pack for the safety of your products.

8.How To Store Your Tablets When Removed It From Blister Pack?

Your tablets should be stored well for the longer shelf life and better potency. Here is some tips for you to store your tablets when removed it from blister pack.

Apply the airtight container

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You should apply the airtight container for the storing of your tablets. The airtight container should be clean and safe. It can protect your medicines from the affect of moisture, light and air. The affecting factors which are prevented by airtight container may lead the degradation or effect reduce of your tablets products.

Store in the suitable location

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The high temperature and light can also the make series of bad effect for your tablets. You should make sure the storing of tablets in the right and suitable condition. It is suggested to store your tablets in the dry, clean and dark environment. It can help prolong the shelf life of your products and also make sure its nice quality.

Make the clear label

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You should make the clear label for your every stored tablets. The qualified label should include the medicine name, dosage and so on. You should avoid the mixing of various tablets kind. This can prevent the contamination of tablets and prove the right dosage for your medicine taking.

Use extra packaging

It is better to add a layer of pack for your tablets besides the single container. A layer of aluminum foil or other wrapping for your tablets can make the more tight and safer protection for your tablets. You would better to use the extra packaging for your products safety and potency.

Make the regular arranging

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After you make the stable and safe settling of your tablets, you should not have a rest. For the better prove of your products’ potency and effect, you should make the regular arranging of your products. You should make the regular check and get the one which is out of expiration dates for the prove of your products quality.

9.What Are The Degradation Sign Of Tablets?

The degraded tablets should be aborted quickly. What are the degradation sign of tablets? You should check the below signs for your tablets checking.

Color change

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Color change is the significant sign of tablets degradation. What is the color of your tablets? Are there any change of color after a period of storing? You should remember its initial color and for any change of tablets color, you should make the quick response and make the relative work.

Texture change

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Usually, the texture of tablets are hard. And sometimes, for the degradation or spoiling, there may come change for tablet texture. If you find them break or become powdery, you would better abandon the tablets and seek the new and qualified one. The texture change in some way refers to the change of medicine effect.

Excessive dryness

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If your tablets are excessively dried, they will become brittle and fragile. The taking of the dry tablets is wrong and you should give up the dry tablets. Besides, you should also check the storing environment for the improving of your tablets safety and potency.

Weird odor

Tablets have their own odor. And in some occasion, you may get the weird odor from your stored tablets. In this occasion, you should make the quick response to get them out and find the reason of their weird odor. You would better to remember the initial odor of your tablets to make the right judge.

Tablets melting

The melted tablets come from various reasons. While finding the sticking tablets or tablets without their shape, you should make the quick response for the melting reasons. How about the temperature? How about the light? The melted tablets come usually from the unsuitable storing environment.

Powdery surface

What is powdery surface of your tablets? This is also the significant sign of your degraded tablets. There may be chalky or powdery sign on the surface of your tablets. You should also throw away the kinds of tablets.

Cracks or breakage

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The qualified tablets should be smooth and intact. For the small cracks or breakage, you should make the quick response of it. The visible cracks or the apparent breakage on tablets show the change of tablets feature and degradation of it.

Loss of markings

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For some tablets, there is the sign or imprints on it to show the brand or its main features. The loss or vague of the markings mean the damage of the tablets. And the little damage of tablets may lead the great regress of your medicine potency or effect.

10.How To Deal With The Outdated Tablets?

For the outdated tablets, you cannot leave them alone or make the casual dealing. There are the road you should obey for the dealing of outdated tablets.

Pharmacy taken back

The expired or outdated medicines are forbidden to be taken by patients. And the abandoning of it in garbage bin may induce the environment pollution or social damage. There exist pharmacy taken back program which helps taken back the expired or outdated tablets safely.

Home dealing

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Without the help of pharmacy taken back programme, you should deal your outdated medicines in your home. You would mix it with the other unexpected material like pet litter or coffee grounds. Then put it in the suitable garbage bag. It can reduce the possibility of people or pet’s casual taking.

Regular check

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For the prove of your health and your environment, you would better to make the regular check of your tablets. If you take many kinds of medicines, you would better to make the more frequent check. Avoid the casual dealing with the outdated medicines. The casual disposing may make great harm for environment.

Conclusion

How long do tablets last once removed from the blister pack? Do you have the answers? The well qualified tablets have high effect and potency and can benefit you in a comprehensive way. How to store it and make the best potency of it? The all secrets can be found in this post. And for any question, contact AIPAK right now