North America Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024- 2029)

North America Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Market Analysis

The North America Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Market size is estimated at USD 10.06 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 13.23 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.62% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The growing importance of modern packaging in the pharmaceutical industry has led brands to influence the potential of distinctive packaging design to stand out and increase profitability.

• Blister packaging is witnessing growth in North America. The increase in over-the-counter drugs has also provided an impetus to the market. Growing pressure on pharmaceutical companies to manufacture medicines that are different in packaging is hard to replicate and are made available for patients due to disease growth. Stringent government regulations against counterfeit drugs are among the significant factors propelling the market.
• Blister packaging provides an efficient method of anti-counterfeit systems, like banknote authentication systems. The use of innovative technologies in blisters, such as RFID, deployed with a seal applied outside the packaging, is growing due to the potential to offer individual security throughout supply chains.
• New product innovations are being designed to deliver more choices. For instance, in June 2023, Pharmaworks and Serpa, brands of ProMach Inc., introduced the new, fully integrated blister transport system (BTS) at Pack Expo Las Vegas, which is ideal for pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, nutraceutical, and other products. The new BTS transfers blisters from a blister machine and collates them to feed a carton, handling a range of blister format sizes and collating up to ten blisters per bucket. The new BTS will help address the challenge of the packaging line, which is the transfer point. This will reduce the need for separate systems for blister packaging.
• The blister packaging in the pharmaceuticals includes tablets and sachet packing of dispersible powders. Flexible packaging materials such as plastic, paper, and more are used for blister packaging. Any change in the region's regulations and standards for packaging would impact the market growth over the forecast period.
• Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic created a need for good-quality pharmaceutical packaging as it raised concerns about the virus' ability to survive on packaging surfaces. Further, according to the American Hospital Association, an increasing number of Americans are handling chronic health diseases that are ongoing and typically not curable. A calculated 133 million Americans, nearly half the residents, have at least one chronic illness, such as hypertension, heart disease, and arthritis. Heart disease affects more than 79 million Americans and is responsible for 40% of all deaths.

North America Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Market Trends

Plastic Blister Packaging to Witness Growth in the Region

North America Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Industry Segmentation

With growing consumer needs and regulatory requirements evolving, pharmaceutical companies depend more on their packaging to protect and promote their products. Therefore, blister packs remain the pharma industry's preferred and fastest-growing packaging options.

The North American pharmaceutical blister packaging market is segmented by material (plastic, paper, aluminum), technology (cold forming, thermoforming), and country (United States, Canada). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD) for all the above segments.