Popular ASTM Standards on Consumer, Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging

ASTM International produces standards on a wide range of topics.  With a history of specializing in testing and material standards, the organization issues short, concise, and focused documents used the world over.  They are among the most frequently ordered standards we sell.  In today’s blog, we’ll list those ASTM standards for consumer, pharmaceutical and medical Packaging.

  • ASTM D2063 / D2063M, Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Torque Retention for Packages with Continuous Thread Closures Using Non-Automated (Manual) Torque Testing Equipment
  • ASTM D3198, Standard Test Method for Application and Removal Torque of Threaded or Lug-Style Closures
  • ASTM D3469, Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Vertical Downward Forces to Disengage Type IIA Lug-Style Child-Resistant Closures
  • ASTM D3470, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Removal Lug Strippage of Type IIA Child-Resistant Closures
  • ASTM D3472, Standard Test Method for Reverse-Ratchet Torque of Type IA Child-Resistant Closures
  • ASTM D3474, Standard Practice for Calibration and Use of Torque Meters Used in Packaging Applications
  • ASTM D3475, Standard Classification of Child-Resistant Packages
  • ASTM D3481, Standard Test Method for Manual Shelling Two-Piece Child-Resistant Closures That Are Activated by Two Simultaneous Dissimilar Motions
  • ASTM D3810, Standard Test Method for Minimum Application Torque of Type IA Child-Resistant Closures
  • ASTM D3968, Standard Test Method for Monitoring of Rotational Torque of Type IIIA Child-Resistant Closure
  • ASTM D4267, Standard Specification for Labels for Small-Volume (100 mL or Less) Parenteral Drug Containers
  • ASTM D4774, Standard Specification for User Applied Drug Labels in Anesthesiology
  • ASTM D4775, Standard Specification for Identification and Configuration of Prefilled Syringes and Delivery Systems for Drugs (Excluding Pharmacy Bulk Packages)
  • ASTM D5022, Standard Specification for Identification of Vials and Ampoules Containing Concentrated Solutions of Drugs to be Diluted Before Use
  • ASTM D5094 / D5094M, Standard Test Methods for Gross Leakage of Liquids from Containers with Threaded or Lug-Style Closure
  • ASTM D6398, Standard Practice to Enhance Identification of Drug Names on Labels
  • ASTM D7257, Standard Test Method for Automated Shelling Two-Piece Child-Resistant Closures That Are Activated by Two Simultaneous Dissimilar Motions
  • ASTM D7298, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Comparative Legibility by Means of Polarizing Filter Instrumentation
  • ASTM D7709, Standard Test Methods for Measuring Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) of Pharmaceutical Bottles and Blisters

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