Zydus Lifesciences has partnered with global packaging solutions provider SIG to introduce single-serve spouted pouches for liquid cough and cold medication in India, an innovation aimed at improving dosing accuracy, hygiene and patient convenience.

The new solution, featuring SIG’s tethered spout solution StrawCap 30 Linked and the SIG Motion Servo 3.2 filling technology, will debut with Zydus’ Deriphyllin CoughGo range. The 5 ml and 10 ml mini-portions of ready-to-consume medicine in spouted pouches, also known as siplets, reduce the risk of contamination and eliminate the need for spoons, syringes or other dosing tools, making them ideal for use on the go.  

Traditionally, cough medications are offered in multi-serve bottles, where precise dosing is often difficult or leads to product waste when unused medicine expires before the packaging is emptied. Zydus' single-serve spouted pouches directly address these issues by offering a convenient, portable, and unbreakable alternative, where a precise dosage is delivered in the pouch.

Abdelghany Eladib, President & General Manager, India, Middle East and Africa at SIG, said, “We are proud to be taking this step together with Zydus, bringing to market an innovation with substantial potential in the pharmaceutical sector. Single-serve spouted pouches for pre-portioned pharmaceuticals, such as cough syrup, position us as frontrunners in the industry and represent a significant advancement in both patient comfort and safety.”

The SIG StrawCap 30 Linked spout solution with a straw enables direct, mess-free consumption without the need for additional straws or dosing devices. It uses 3x less plastic compared to a conventional pouch closure with a cap, making it a cost-effective, resource-saving and equally environmentally conscious solution. In the future, the company plans ot combine it with SIG Terra RecShield film in the future, fully designed for recycling.   

The spouted pouches are formed and filled using SIG’s Motion Servo 3.2 horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) machine, with patented servo technology for high-precision filling.

“With SIG Motion Servo 3.2 installed at Zydus and SIG StrawCap 30 Linked, we are transforming how liquid medications are delivered – making them easier to dose, safer to consume and less likely to go to waste. Our partnership with Zydus shows how the right technology can solve real challenges in healthcare delivery,” said Christoph Wegener, Chief Markets Officer at SIG.  

Dr. Sharvil P. Patel, Managing Director of Zydus Lifesciences, said the launch sets a new standard for safe medicine intake while helping reduce product waste in India.

Dhandutt Shah, Managing Director India for SIG’s bag-in-box and spouted pouch business, noted that the innovation benefits manufacturers and significantly improves ease of use for consumers.