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Merck develops a new tool against the counterfeiting of medicines
09/06/2009
June 9, 2009
'esan' is the "virtual agent" developed by German pharmaceutical chemist Merck in collaboration with Jura JSP and Weilburger Graphics, Schlüter, Chesapeake and Reproflex, which integrates various security techniques and allows to easily differentiate the genuine drugs and their packaging of counterfeiting. Consisting of a collapsible box containing cardboar, capsules, tablets and an explanatory leaflet, Esan is a practical tool designed to display those responsible for packaging and marketing of pharmaceutical companies how to integrate security from Merck pigments in their standard packaging designs.
With looks similar to a drug, Esan incorporates various elements of security on the line from Merck pigments. The pigment Securalic, applied with the technique of flexoimpresión UV has been used in the manufacture of the bicoloured cardboar. The addition of Securalic to the ink gives it specific Visual properties which make it different from other less sophisticated. The Visual sensations that produces Securalic, from an effect of interference to a complex iridescence capable of producing a wide range of colors depending on the angle of view, clearly facilitate the distinction of the original product of counterfeiting.
Esan incorporates elements that allows to easily differentiate the genuine drugs and their packaging of counterfeiting.
Incorporated in turn to tablets and capsules, the pigment Candurin gives them a distinctive appearance that ensures maximum protection of the original compounds against counterfeiting. Made from a natural silicate conferred a brightness Pearly surfaces to which they apply, Candurin pigments are available in a range of 15 colors grouped into four ranges: blanco-plata, colors of interference, gold or different shades of RedBrown and orange. Candurin is a pigment versatile, widely used in food products for the eye-catching appearance conferred on them, and that has more and more demand in the sector of the cosmecéuticos.
