Polypropylene resin is a usually opaque, low-density polymer with excellent thermoforming and injection molding characteristics. For bottles, It competes primarily against polyethylene and can be made transparent for see-through applications, while polyethylene can only be made translucent, as in milk jugs, for example. Polypropylene cannot match the optical clarity of polymers such as polycarbonate, but it does quite well. Its low viscosity at melt temperatures makes it well suited to extrusion and molding applications, including blow molding. North America continues to reign supreme owing to early adoption of advanced technology enabled smart pill boxes and bottles, accounting for more than a third of the global market revenue. European market for smart pill boxes and bottles also represents a substantial volume share, majorly driven by German patients. South and East Asian regions are briskly developing high-potential markets for manufacturers and distributors of smart pill boxes and bottles, says the report. The fentanyl patch is an example of a product that contains a powerful opioid medicine that can be dangerous to people it’s not prescribed for. This adhesive patch delivers a strong pain medicine through the skin. Dementia and geriatric care remain the key application areas of smart pill boxes and bottles, according to the report. More than 80% of sales is accounted by aging patients and dementia-afflicted population. Cancer management is likely to emerge lucrative in terms of applicability in coming years.

As mentioned above, plastic bottles are commonly made of PET, PP, PC, and PE. PE is often referred to as LDPE (Low-Density Polyethylene) or HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene). We'll be examining how each material affects the bottle manufacturing process below. PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Think about your needs. Do you need to be reminded to take pills multiple times per day? Do you need something that will hold a lot of pills or just something that’s easy to open? Taking the time to think about how you plan to use your pill dispenser will help point you in the right direction. Even after a patch is used, a lot of the medicine remains. That’s why the drug comes with instructions to flush used or leftover patches. Disposing Inhaler ProductsNote that all medicines dropped off at these locations will be destroyed. If you are interested in donating your medication, please see our QA on this topic.

For more information about PC, please see our polycarbonate resins article. Plastic Bottle Manufacturing ProcessPolyethylene Terephthalate is a thermoplastic polymer that can be either opaque or transparent, depending on the exact material composition. As with most plastics, PET is produced from petroleum hydrocarbons, through a reaction between ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. The PET is polymerized to create long molecular chains, which allows it to produce PET bottles later on.