Holding structure with a plurality of containers held thereon for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, and transport or packaging container having same

A combination, comprising:

• a holding structure comprising a plurality of receptacles which are arranged in a regular arrangement and are formed by peripherally formed side walls;
• a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications received in the receptacles, the containers having a basic body which, at an upper end, merges into a shoulder portion which is adjoined by a narrowed neck portion with a widened upper edge with an opening;
• a plurality of holding projections provided at lower ends of the receptacles and configured to hold the containers in the receptacles, the holding projections at the lower ends protruding radially inwards into the receptacles, the containers being supported directly on the holding projections;
• and
• a plurality of centering elements provided above the holding projections and configured to center the containers in the receptacles, the centering elements having a beveled configuration and protruding into the receptacles in order to reduce a width of the receptacles in a funnel shape at the lower ends thereof, wherein a bottom edge of a beveled portion of the funnel shape ends directly at a respective holding projection.