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Core Vials Pharmaceutical glass vials in StandardLine and TopLine quality

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Overview

Setting the industry standard

The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is under increasing pressure to navigate rising costs, strict regulations, and complex operations. To address these challenges head-on, SCHOTT Pharma delivers a targeted, high-quality solution: Core Vials.

As a trusted choice for injectable drugs, vials are essential for ensuring safe, long-term storage, with just the glass and stoppers coming into direct contact with the medication. Core Vials set a new standard with their uniform dimensional accuracy and high cosmetic quality. These advanced properties empower you to achieve higher yields, lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and minimize waste of precious drug products. Core Vials are available in three quality levels: StandardLine, TopLine and TopLine Packages.

  • StandardLine: Minimum cosmetic accepted quality levels (AQLs) according to the current Defect Evaluation List (DEL) and defined as the most relevant industry standard (also aligned with current PDA Technical Report).
  • TopLine: Tighter cosmetic AQLs than StandardLine.
  • TopLine Packages: Provide even tighter AQLs for dedicated fill-and-finish challenges.


Choosing inferior, low-cost containers often leads to hidden costs such as production delays, increased rejection rates, and compromised drug integrity. SCHOTT Pharma’s 4,600 specialists work tirelessly to refine production processes and ensure exceptional container uniformity, delivering solutions that consistently meet the highest industry standards.


TopLine Packages

With SCHOTT Pharma TopLine Packages, you define your standard:

At the core are our proven TopLine vials, already meeting tighter cosmetic Acceptance Quality Limits (AQLs) than the industry norm. But with our predefined upgrade packages, you can go further – tailoring critical parameters to your specific requirements. This means pushing quality even higher in exactly the areas that matter most for your production process.
Benefits
Applications

When to use Core Vials

SCHOTT Pharma Core Vials are a safe and efficient containment solution for storing chemical drugs and generics, including essential medicines, traditional vaccines, and veterinary products.

TopLine Packages, serving as Upgrades for Core Vials in TopLine quality, help streamline your fill-and-finish operations with precision and reliability, and can be freely combined in any configuration to suit your specific needs.

For especially demanding drugs, SCHOTT Pharma’s EVERIC® portfolio provides a superior solution.



Pharmaceutical glass vials for injectable solutions
Specifications
Pharmaceutical glass vials for injectable solutions Transparent glass vial with close up of surface structure Transparent EVERIC® care vial with close up of glass structure EVERIC® freeze glass pharmaceutical vial with chemical composition of glass wall Transparent glass vial with close up of surface structure Clear glass EVERIC® smart vial on its side Diagram of a EVERIC® plus vial with close up of the interior and exterior surface Diagram of an EVERIC® lyo vial with close-up of the inner and outer surface Four components of the SCHOTT adaptiQ® system for glass vials
Product Name Product Name Core Vials Product Name EVERIC® pure Product Name EVERIC® care Product Name EVERIC® freeze Product Name EVERIC® strong & smooth Product Name EVERIC® smart Product Name EVERIC® plus Product Name EVERIC® lyo Product Name adaptiQ®
Applications Applications Default solution for generics, chemicals Applications Default solution for biologics, diluents, low-filled and high-value drugs Applications Drugs in high alkaline pH range Applications Drugs that need deep-cold storage down to -80° Applications Improved bulk fill-and-finish Applications Track and trace solution Applications Leachable-sensitive drugs in neutral and acidic pH range Applications Drugs that need lyophilization Applications Pre-washed and pre-sterilized for leaner fill-and-finish
Tubing/Container Material Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® CHR (controlled hydrolytic resistance) Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® CHR (controlled hydrolytic resistance) Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® OS (optimized strength) Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® OS (optimized strength) Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® Tubing/Container Material FIOLAX® Tubing/Container Material Depending on bulk vial used
Format Format 2-100R Format 2-50R Format 2R, 6R, 10R Format 2-30R Format 2-30R Format 2-30R Format 2-50R Format 2-50R Format 2-50R
Quality Level Quality Level StandardLine, TopLine, TopLine Packages Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine Quality Level TopLine
Closure Systems Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal Closure Systems Stopper + seal or press-fit cap
Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (only TopLine in adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Non-sterile and sterile (adaptiQ®) available Pre-washed Pre-sterilized Sterile packaging
Packaging Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

STANDARDLINE
TOPLINE
Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray


DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray


DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

DATASHEET
Packaging Bulk tray, adaptiQ® solution (tray, cup nest)

DATASHEET
Packaging Pre-sterilized vials tray or cup nest

CUP
TRAY
Vial production process

High-quality containers as an investment in fill-and-finish optimization: A process analysis study

Discover how SCHOTT Pharma leverages real-time monitoring and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to produce highly uniform primary packaging containers—minimizing dimensional variation and maximizing fill-and-finish efficiency. This study reveals how improved container quality can lead to faster line speeds, fewer rejects, and a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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