The use of blister packaging in the pharmaceutical industry continues to rise. Market Research Report, Inc. (marketresearchreports.com) forecasts that in the U.S., the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.11% from 2014-2019. Though blister packs are used in the retail and food industries, the major end-user of the packaging in the U.S. is the pharmaceutical industry.
Blister packs provide excellent protection, security and safety, which are key requirements when dealing with pharmaceuticals. According to the report, increased demand from the pharmaceutical industry is one of the major drivers of the blister packaging market in the U.S. The implementation of FDA regulations, which require that all prescribed pharmaceuticals dispensed in hospitals and nursing homes be packaged in unit-dose formats with barcodes to reduce dispensing errors, has increased sales of blister packs over the years.