Abstract: A film for packaging a product that has a pharmaceutical active agent includes a product-contacting sealing layer. The product contacting layer includes at least 90 wt. % of an ethylene norbornene copolymer having a glass transition temperature in a range from 50° C. to 110° C. The pharmaceutical active agent comprises a Hansen Solubility Parameter for the product-contacting sealing layer of 0.5 or greater.

Abstract: A film for packaging a product that has a pharmaceutical active agent includes a product-contacting sealing layer. The product contacting layer includes at least 90 wt. % of an ethylene norbornene copolymer having a glass transition temperature in a range from 50° C. to 110° C. The pharmaceutical active agent comprises a Hansen Solubility Parameter for the product-contacting sealing layer of 0.5 or greater.

Abstract: Tear-open pouches having a first panel and a second panel sealed to one another at a non-peelable or peelable perimeter seal defining a compartment having a first compartment area of the first panel and a second compartment area of the second panel with a score disposed on the first panel extending from a first position in the perimeter seal along a first direction that extends across the first panel and into the first compartment area. An optional second score can be disposed on the first or second panel and extend from a second position in the perimeter seal along a second direction that extends across the first or second panel and into the first or second compartment area and the second position can be adjacent to the first position, and the first and second directions can be divergent to one another.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a laminate having a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface, the laminate includes a first layer comprising a heat sealable material, a second layer comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer, a third layer comprising a metallic foil or metallized polymer material, and a fourth layer comprising a thermoplastic film or paper. The laminate provides high oxygen and/or moisture barrier properties and can withstand the corrosive effects of products containing solvents, halogens or strong acids and bases.

Abstract: A film for packaging a product that has a pharmaceutical active agent includes a product-contacting sealing layer. The product contacting layer includes at least 90 wt. % of an ethylene norbornene copolymer having a glass transition temperature in a range from 50° C. to 110° C. The pharmaceutical active agent comprises a Hansen Solubility Parameter for the product-contacting sealing layer of 0.5 or greater.

Abstract: Tear-open pouches having a first panel and a second panel sealed to one another at a non-peelable or peelable perimeter seal defining a compartment having a first compartment area of the first panel and a second compartment area of the second panel with a score disposed on the first panel extending from a first position in the perimeter seal along a first direction that extends across the first panel and into the first compartment area. An optional second score can be disposed on the first or second panel and extend from a second position in the perimeter seal along a second direction that extends across the first or second panel and into the first or second compartment area and the second position can be adjacent to the first position, and the first and second directions can be divergent to one another.

Abstract: A flexible, multilayer packaging film suitable for packaging an article for collecting or administering a physiologically active substance such as transdermal drug delivery patches, oral dissolvable thin strips, and disposable, microfluidic test cassettes having: (a) an article contact layer having at least 90 wt. % of a norbornene ethylene copolymer or derivative thereof and a glass transition temperature of from 65 to 110° C.; (b) a polyolefin bulk layer; (c) a first intermediate adhesive layer; (d) an oxygen barrier layer having an oxygen transmission rate of less than less than 0.01 cm3/100 inches2/24 hours at 1 atmosphere and 23° C.; (e) a second intermediate adhesive layer; and (f) an exterior protective layer comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of amorphous polyester, polyamide, polyolefin, nylon, polypropylene, or copolymers, blends or derivatives thereof; wherein said multilayer film has the following properties: a WVTR of less than 0.