Many liquid and lyophilized drug products are introduced to the marketplace in a glass vial presentation.

West offers glass vials for pharmaceutical use that are produced entirely from Type I borosilicate tubing glass, which provides outstanding chemical durability. It is particularly suited to pharmaceutical vials that require long-lasting, constant characteristics. These vials provide hydrolytic resistance in conformance with the current USP and Ph.Eur. Their inert surface minimizes interactions between the drug product and the container system.

Vials manufactured from Type I borosilicate glass provide outstanding chemical durability.

Type I Glass vials are generally available in 13mm and 20mm neck sizes and can contain volumes ranging from 1mL to 100mL. Vials are designed with a unique blowback feature compatible with readily available stoppers and seals, an added assurance of maintaining desired container closure integrity over the shelf life of your drug product. Click here to contact a West Technical Customer Support Representative by phone or by email to discuss the most appropriate vial container for your drug product.

Oncologic or toxic drugs may require a vial manufactured from a specialized material such as polyolefin.