With the continuous development of the pharmaceutical industry, medicinal aluminum foil is very popular in the pharmaceutical industry due to its moisture resistance, chemical resistance, and excellent chemical stability.

In our daily life, most drug packaging is processed with aluminum foil. What are the products of medicinal aluminum foil?

There are currently two types of pharmaceutical foil on the market, mainly 8011 and 8021 aluminum foil. Aluminum foil commonly used for drug packaging includes PTP aluminum foil, aluminum blister foil, aluminum-plastic composite materials, and drug bottle caps.

PTP aluminum foil: also known as pharmaceutical board aluminum foil or capsule aluminum foil, mainly made of 8011-H18 or 8011-O aluminum foil. The thickness is within 0.016 to 0.04 millimeters.

Aluminum blister foil: also known as cold formed pharmaceutical foil. It is mainly made of 8021-O aluminum foil and is used for high-end and tightly sealed moisture-proof and light blocking drug packaging. The thickness is 0.04-0.065mm.

Aluminum plastic: refers to adding a layer of cold pressed aluminum foil on the outside of the thermoformed plastic blister and PTP aluminum foil, which is the highest end packaging aluminum foil in pharmaceutical packaging. 8021-O aluminum foil and 8079-O aluminum foil are two common choices.

Aluminum foil for drug bottle caps: also known as aluminum foil for drug bottle cap materials. It is mainly made of 8011-H14 aluminum foil or 8011-H16 aluminum foil. It is widely used for bottled liquids, such as oral liquids used in medicine, antibiotics, and infusion.