Custom Pill Boxes & Pill Packaging
Pharma and supplement cartons carry more rule than almost anything else we print. There is mandated copy, there is Braille, there is batch coding, and every one of it has to sit on a small panel without looking like a legal document. We produce plenty of pill packaging at ZEE Packaging and this is what actually matters on the job.
Just to be clear up front, we print the paperboard pill box. We do not manufacture the tablet, the blister or the bottle inside it.
The Regulated Bits Come First
Design around the mandatory copy, not the other way round. Retrofitting it later never go well.
- Product name and strength, front panel, large
- Active ingredient and dosage form
- Batch number and expiry, leave a clear blank area for inkjet coding
- Braille panel, required on medicinal pill box in many market
- Tamper evident seal or glued flap
- Storage condition and warning statement
- Barcode with proper quiet zone
The Braille area need to stay flat and unvarnished, and we position it on the dieline before anything else get laid out.
- Reverse tuck end the standard supplement pill box, cheapest to produce
- Seal end carton glued both end, tamper evident, common in prescription pill packaging
- Auto lock bottom faster to pack at volume
- Sleeve over a blister tray for calendar pack and daily dose
- Rigid box premium supplement and gift set pill packaging
- Small drawer style travel pill box and sample pack
Sizes That Come Up Most
Every pill box is built to what goes inside, but these repeat constantly:
- 1.5" x 1" x 2.5" for a small sample or travel pill box
- 2" x 1.5" x 3.5" for a 60 count bottle
- 2.5" x 2" x 4" for a 120 count bottle
- 3" x 1" x 4.5" for a single blister strip
- 4" x 3" x 1" for a flat blister pill packaging carton
- 5" x 4" x 1.5" for a multi blister course
Send us the bottle diameter with cap, or the blister dimension, and we cut the dieline to it.
Board And Fit
- SBS C1S is the workhorse for printed pill packaging, clean and food safe grade available
- 16pt to 20pt for most bottle carton
- 14pt is fine on a light blister pill box
- Kraft for natural and herbal supplement range
- Rigid greyboard 36pt for premium
A loose carton let the bottle rattle, and rattling read cheap on a health product. Snug is better, but not so tight the flap wont tuck.
Print Considerations
- CMYK plus spot Pantone for brand color consistency
- Keep body copy 6pt minimum, ingredient list is often smaller than people realize
- Matte lamination hide finger mark on dark panel
- Spot UV over the logo only, never over the Braille
- Foil stamping on premium supplement pill box
- Uncoated stock if you want a clean apothecary look
Inside The Box
- Leaflet or patient information insert
- Desiccant sachet on moisture sensitive product
- Paperboard divider for multi blister pill box
- Cotton or shrink band if you supply it
Greener Options
- Recycled kraft pill box with no film
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink
- Uncoated finish that recycle curbside
- Right sized pill packaging so you ship less air
How We Work
- 100 unit minimum on any pill box design
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof
- Free dieline from our inhouse designer
- 5 to 8 business day urgent turnaround
- Free shipping worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you add Braille to the carton?
We can. It is embossed on press and we keep that panel free of varnish so the dot stay readable.
Do you leave space for batch and expiry coding?
Yes. We mark a clean unprinted zone on the dieline so your inkjet coder have somewhere to fire.
What is the price of a pill box?
Rough estimate is $0.18 to $0.60 per unit for a standard folding carton and $1.80 to $4.50 for rigid at moderate quantity. Braille embossing and foil add to it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Will you write our compliance copy?
No, that side is on you or your regulatory team. Send us the final approved wording and we lay it out properly.
How small can ingredient text go?
6pt is our floor. Under that it break up on press and become genuinely hard to read on shelf.
Tuck end or seal end for prescription product?
Seal end. The glued flap give you tamper evidence which tuck end simply cannot.
Can you supply the leaflet as well?
We do. Plenty of client order carton and patient leaflet together so it all arrive in one shipment.
