In the discussion of pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline name comes as one of the most trusted pharmaceutic. According to 2015 figures, GSK is one of the six most famous as well largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. While other famous names include Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, Hoffmann-La Roche, and Sanofi. Established in the year 2000 GSK comes into existence with the merger of two companies name as Glaxo Wellcome + SmithKline Beecham = GlaxoSmithKline. GSK is a British company having its headquarters in London, UK.
Pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, vaccines, consumer healthcare, and nutritional products are the main serving of the company. GlaxoSmithKline is very much responsive and adaptive to modernize their products to safeguard the health of their consumers. To be safer and to extend the life of its medicines the company has invested 74 million in Dessiflex technology, a specialized form of blister packaging.
What is Dessiflex technology: Dessiflex is the technology which extends the life of a product by protecting it from moisture, oxygen, and light. This technology is invented by the famous global packaging company the Amcor. The desiccant layer is used in the process to absorb the moisture from the empty space in the packaging to protect the inside product from being humid. The tablets packed in the conventional blister packaging were not much safer to protect it from moisture, oxygen, and light which shorten the shelf life of medicines.
Source: packagingconnections.com