Micro⁺ Futurity™: Circularity in Airless Drug Dispensing

Micro⁺  Futurity™:  Enabling Circularity

Enhanced recyclability in everyday products is top of mind for consumers and pharmaceutical manufacturers alike. Aptar Pharma’s Micro⁺  Futurity™ drug delivery system was designed to make recycling easy, and marks our first Airless dispensing system that can be fully recycled in existing recycling streams without disassembly or component separation.

The monomaterial construction of the Micro⁺  Futurity™ dispensing system uses only medical grade polyethylene (PE) so that it meets today’s regulatory requirements for primary packaging of medicines that are applied to the skin. And just like Aptar Pharma’s renowned Micro⁺ dispensing system, the fully recyclable Micro⁺  Futurity™ airless system delivers all of the same product protection and dispensing performance you require from a dermal drug delivery system. These combined features not only advance drug delivery systems, but also demonstrate that the Micro⁺  Futurity™ supports the circularity needed for a better environment.

Micro⁺  Futurity™:  Protecting your Product

All of our Airless⁺ dermal drug delivery systems provide excellent product protection. Aptar Pharma’s renowned Airless⁺ technology protects even the most sensitive or fragile formulations from exposure to air or environmental influences. Micro⁺  Futurity™ offers an efficient and reliable dispensing capability that makes gel or lotion content available to consumers to virtually the last drop. This is of particular importance for high-value or drug containing products.

Patients using the Micro⁺  Futurity™ dispensing systems do not have to struggle to squeeze out the last remaining drops of product like they would with common tube packaging. The emptied Micro⁺  Futurity™ packaging system can be placed directly into existing recycling systems with no additional requirement for disassembly or separation of any of the components. Aptar Pharma designed recycling convenience into the Micro⁺  Futurity™ Airless drug delivery system.

Leaders in Airless⁺ Dispensing Systems

Aptar Pharma are proven leaders in Airless drug delivery technologies as demonstrated by the number of prescription (Rx) drug references in regulated markets using the Airless⁺ technology. Airless⁺ technology represents a single source solution for the challenges associated with delivering precise and reliable semi-solid dispensing performance in increasingly regulated markets.

In fact, Aptar Pharma’s Airless⁺ systems were shown to be the “preferred dispensing solution” over common tubes in a recent Aptar international consumer study in 2023. Respondents clearly indicated that they preferred Aptar’s Airless⁺ systems because they were clean and convenient to use, and their efficient dispensing technology reduced overall formulation content waste, especially important for high-value products.

The high evacuation rate of drug product from the device also means consumers can simply place the empty device directly into recycling streams without any need to disassemble or prepare the device for recycling, which makes recycling easier and increases the proportion of devices that will be successfully recycled. With differentiated looks and performance, Aptar Pharma’s Airless⁺ drug delivery systems stand out in a crowded market. We’re driven to innovate and improve the recyclability of our products, which is fully supported by the consumers who use them and continue to demand more sustainable options for semi-solid medication dispensing systems.