The amount of
counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging circulating the world is now bigger than ever, even creating what experts call a ‘parallel economy’ – with potentially deadly consequences. With counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging unlikely go away anytime soon, the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly turning to innovative
covert and overt anti-counterfeit measures.
Anti-counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging
Forecast to register a 12.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) between 2016 and 2026, the global anti-counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging industry is on a roll. Pharmaceutical packaging designers are really stepping up to the plate, continuously incorporating new
security features into their designs.
Track-and-trace technologies
Pharmaceutical packaging design featuring
track-and-trace technology is expected to register a 13.1% CAGR in the next ten years, accounting for nearly 2.6 billion euros by 2026.
Covert security features
Covert security features (microscopic tagging, microtext, UV-invisible inks,
diamond dust, …) are forecast to reach a CAGR of 12.3% by the end of 2026.
Security inks and graphics
Security printing and graphics in their turn will likely register a 12.8% CAGR, accounting for a market value of 724 million euros. Last year, in 2015, security printing and graphics destined for the global anti-counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging market were valued at about 197 million euros.
RFID technology
Experts are also placing their bets on RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology. Active tags (battery-powered sensors that operate continuously, transmitting data to reading devices) in particular already accounted for 47.5% of the RFID segment in 2016.
Security labels
Drug counterfeiters are mostly known to create
fake labels, usually printed on white or transparent substrates. Consequently, most manufacturers are printing their labels on
dyed substrates. Other types of security labels include labels that leave a VOID pattern, holographic labels and labels with embedded – yet invisible – traceable components.
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