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SAINT-GOBAIN DESJONQUERES

Glass for Pharmaceuticals
R & D
Quality & Cleanliness
Creativity & Personalization

Creativity & Personalization, R & D, Glass Making, Glass for Pharmaceuticals, Quality & Cleanliness


A Reference Material for Pharmaceuticals

A material rich with a thousand-year history, with well-known barrier andtransparency properties, glass is the reference material for pharmaceuticalproducts. As primary packaging of drugs, glass, more than any other material,meets the requirements of pharmaceutical industry i.e. sterilization, lyophilization…Glass is the unmatched packaging material for delicate molecules; its barrier properties against oxygen and water provide high stability for medications without any interaction.



Advantage to Be Part of Saint-Gobain Group, the Leader in Glass Making

In close relationship with Saint-Gobain Recherche, the premier glass research structure in the world, the R & D team of Saint-Gobain Desjonquères Pharmacy focuses on:

• glass melting, process and analysis
• glass control stations
• improvement in pharmaceutical glass qualities

As a result of improvement in pharmaceutical glass performances,Asolvex®, the unique type I glass with a low aluminum level has been developed.Saint-Gobain Desjonquères takes advantage of the expertise of the
Packaging Branch of the Saint-Gobain group, the worldwide leader in glass packaging. Saint-Gobain runs more than 110 furnaces manufacturing bottles and jars, all equipped with the most advanced technologies.


Glass Melting

To Meet Pharmaceutical Requirements

Quality is the major focus of sites manufacturing pharmaceutical bottles. Conscious that the patient is the final user of our products, Saint-Gobain Desjonquères lives by the highest and strictest quality standards.

Quality System

All our manufacturing sites for pharmaceuticals bottles are certified ISO 9001,version 2000.

In every facility,our staff is fully committed to respecting applicable c-GMP’s to ensure the highest sustainable quality for the pharmaceutical market.Saint-Gobain Desjonquères is partnering with its clients to tailor quality
specifications.

Our brand new corporate program based on systematic customer feed back is witness of a clear proof of the dedication of Saint-Gobain Desjonquères team to provide the best quality level feedback of service to its pharmaceutical clients.

Product Quality

In agreement with their customers, SGD is setting up a proactive specific “quality contract” adapted to their needs and requirements.The traceability of the production is maintained through a computerized system of all composition analysis results. Controls carried out and
acceptance limits are described in our standard specifications, available in several languages.

Inspection

In all its factories, Saint-Gobain Desjonquères developed fully automated inspection systems – from the initial composition of raw material to the final packaging. On-line inspection systems check 100 % of the bottles for dimensional, functional and visual aspects. A broad variety of physical-chemical tests are performed to validate the
composition of each product batch. Additionally, for every production batch of bottles and for each type of glass, hydrolytic resistance tests are conducted to assess and validate the stability of the final product.

Regulatory Support

SGD works in collaboration with its clients providing them with all the requested documentation for quick approval and registration of their products with the Regulatory
agency (Drug Master Files registered at the FDA and
quality certificates for each delivery etc…).

A Pioneer in Clean Processes

Since 1993, Saint-Gobain Desjonquères has been the first glass maker to be equipped with class 100,000/ISO 8 clean rooms. This performance is achieved in rooms over 10,000 sqm, after the annealing process. On-line automated inspection systems and shrink-pack packaging are performed in overpressured and controlled air facilities.
Air Locks are used for staff and material to transit. The staff is appropriately trained and dressed.

The level of particles and bacteriological quality of vials are strictly and constantly monitored.


Quality and Cleanliness

New Designs and Security for Users

Thanks to its pharmaceutical glass expertise, Saint-Gobain Desjonquères is striving to develop new designs in every type of glass, color or quality level.We develop our packaging solutions responding to specific needs, such as Mix o Vial ®, a bottle with a dual chamber design, or U Save ®, U-shaped bottle for a complete liquid delivery.

Personalization through Plastic Coating & Printing

Plastic coating consists of a thin and protective film of plastic on the bottle; such coating is requested by EEC regulations for aerosol bottles. Plastification used as protection against mechanical shocks, offers security
to the user in case of breakage.

All colors and aspects like glossy, matte, frosted, clear and opaque are available.

With or without a plastic coating,our bottles can be decorated with serigraphy using UV ink, at the Verreries de la Somme, the printing plant of Saint-Gobain
Desjonquères.

So, our bottles while preserving the intrinsic qualities of glass, improve your pharmaceutical product image,highly important for OTC and generics.


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