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Core Vials Pharmaceutical glass vials in StandardLine and TopLine quality

Name: Pharmaceutical glass vials in StandardLine and TopLine quality
Brand: SCHOTT Pharma

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.

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Benefits

Optimize savings and minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Increase your drug production yield and experience low TCO with smooth line performance with SCHOTT Pharma Core Vials. Their uniform dimensions and high cosmetic quality have a positive impact on your fill-and-finish line efficiency, leading to fewer container-induced downtime and low reject rates of finished drug product.

Increased output

Smooth line performance and optimized output with uniform tolerances and superior quality that exceed DEL requirements.

Expert consulting

Improve your container performance by working with our team of dedicated experts around the world.

Reduced CO2 footprint

Achieve sustainability goals with a supplier dedicated to providing containers with 50% product carbon footprint reduction.

Global network

Benefit from regional supply and short shipping distances for fast, cost-efficient delivery with our global manufacturing network.

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


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

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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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