Ultraviolet light-blocking coated pharmaceutical packages

A coated pharmaceutical package comprising:

• a glass container comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the glass container, and wherein the glass container in an uncoated state has an average light transmittance in the UVB spectrum (from 290 to 320 nm) and in the UVC spectrum (from 200 to 290 nm) of at least 50% through a single wall of the glass container;
• and
• a coating positioned over at least a portion of the first surface of the glass container, wherein the coated pharmaceutical package has an average light transmittance in the UVC spectrum of less than 50% through a single wall of the coated package, and wherein the coated pharmaceutical package is visibly colorless,
• wherein the coating comprises cavities, wherein the refractive index of the coating is at least 0.5 greater than the refractive index of the cavities.