20 items
Toll-Free:
(800) 342-0333
Pharmaceutical security seals are designed to safeguard essentials. American Casting and Manufacturing provides different options, including tamper evident labels, mini plastic seals, and pull tight seals, for businesses in the pharmaceutical field. Our security seals will keep pharmaceuticals secure, whether on location or in transit.
Security seals on pharmaceutical packaging, storage containers, and transport units provide visible evidence that products have not been accessed, substituted, or adulterated since they were sealed at the authorized point. Serialized, single-use seals create a chain-of-custody record that supports regulatory compliance, helps detect diversion of controlled substances, and protects patients from counterfeit or tampered product reaching the point of dispensing.
The pharmaceutical line includes tamper-evident labels, light-duty and heavy-duty pull-tight seals, padlock seals, cable seals, aluminum wire seals, and strap seals. Light-duty pull-tight seals and labels are suited for individual packaging and small totes, while heavier cable and strap seals are used on transport containers, cold-chain units, and controlled substance storage where higher physical resistance is required.
Breaking strengths range from 3 lbs (1.4 kg) for mini pull-tight seals on individual packaging up to 135 lbs (61.2 kg) for heavy-duty pull-tight seals on large storage containers. Matching breaking strength to the application ensures the seal provides meaningful tamper evidence without breaking under normal handling. For light clinical packaging, a 3 to 14 lb seal is appropriate, while controlled substance bulk storage benefits from a 70 to 135 lb seal that provides significantly greater deterrence.
Light Duty Pull-Tight Seals (Model 3001, 14 lbs / 6.3 kg) are suited for small totes, specimen containers, and lower-risk packaging where tamper evidence rather than high physical resistance is the primary goal. Heavy Duty Pull-Tight Seals (Model 9001, 70 lbs / 31.8 kg) are appropriate for larger containers, controlled substance storage, and cold-chain transit units where more physical deterrence is required. Matching breaking strength to the security level of the cargo is the primary selection criterion.
Because each seal carries a unique serial number logged at application, any attempt to access and reseal a container with a different seal creates a documentable discrepancy. The number on the container will not match the shipment record. Combined with tamper-evident labels on individual cartons, seals significantly reduce the opportunity for product substitution at any point in the distribution network and provide investigators with a clear audit trail when diversion is suspected.
Yes. The majority of seals in this line are available barcoded and sequentially numbered. Scanning seal numbers at application and receipt creates a verifiable electronic chain-of-custody record at every point in the distribution network. Confirm specific track-and-trace documentation requirements under applicable regulations with your compliance team before finalizing your seal program and barcode format.
Cold chain shipments require an unbroken record of custody from manufacture to dispensing. A serialized seal on a cold chain container documents that no one opened the unit during transit, which, combined with temperature logger data, gives pharmaceutical companies and regulators a complete picture of whether the product remained within specification. Any broken seal invalidates the assumption of an unbroken cold chain and triggers a product quality investigation before distribution.
Yes. Custom sequential numbering is available on most seal models. For additional data fields such as lot number, NDC code, or production date, contact American Casting and Manufacturing at (800) 342-0333 to determine which model and print format best supports your packaging and compliance documentation requirements. We can advise on barcode format compatibility with your existing serialization infrastructure.