Medicament container of polymer of cyclic hydrocarbon for storing a liquid medicament
AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorsTHOMAS BUCH-RASMUSSEN, PATRIC JANNASCH, ERLING BONNE JORGENSEN
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AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorsTHOMAS BUCH-RASMUSSEN, PATRIC JANNASCH, ERLING BONNE JORGENSEN
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A medicament container for storing a liquid medicament, such as insulin, comprises a wall with at least two opposite portions made of a polymer material having a light transmission at 400 nm of at least 25%, a glass transition temperature above 50° C., and a density of 0.95 g/cm3 or more. The polymer material comprises at least 70% by weight of a copolymer material composed of aliphatic cyclic or bicyclic hydrocarbons with 5 to 7 membered ring or rings and ethylene or propylene. The container is substantially inert to the medicament and, because it is either transparent or at least includes at least two opposed transparent portions, it is possible visually to inspect the contents of the container to make sure that the medicament has not crystalized or polymerized. The walls of the container provide a good barrier against m-cresol/phenol/benzyl alcohol preservatives and water.
A medicament container for storing a liquid medicament comprising one or more medicaments, water and m-cresol and/or phenol and/or benzyl alcohol, the container comprising a distal and a proximal end portion and a wall, at least two opposite portions of the wall being of a polymer material, said polymer wall portions having a thickness of between 0.3 mm and 3 mm, a light transmission at 400 nm of 25% or more, measured through both of said opposite container wall portions when the container is filled with water, using a standard spectrophotometer and air as reference, the polymer wall portions being of a material comprising at least 70% by weight of a copolymer material composed of aliphatic cyclic or bicylic hydrocarbons with 5 to 7 membered ring or rings and ethylene or propylene, the material having a glass transition temperature above 50° C., measured by differential scanning calorimetry, by cutting pieces from the container walls and heating them in an aluminium pan from 10° C. to 270° C. at a scanning rate 10° C./min, the glass transition temperature being determined as the temperature at the inflection point;
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