Medical Ziplock Bags

Medical zip lock bags, also known as reclosable or resealable bags, offer several benefits in healthcare settings, including secure storage, contamination prevention, and easy access. They are commonly used for storing and transporting medications, medical supplies, and specimens. Their reclosable design allows for multiple uses, and the transparent material facilitates easy identification of contents.

Biohazard specimen ziplock bags are commonly used in laboratories, doctor offices, hospitals, and other medical facilities to securely transfer specimens and bloodwork to laboratories for testing.

The medical field is complex with many rules and regulations. Keeping an items' integrity takes a lot of careful thought and concentration. Ensuring specimens and medications arrive to its designated address with the right temperature, untouched, and intact is of utmost importance for every lab, pharmacy, doctor, hospital, and medical facility. This ensures the labs stay accurate, the medication stays effective and all works well. Our reclosable medical bags are made of virgin low density polyethylene and meet all USDA and FDA requirements. These high quality ziplock bags are designed to meet these specific needs of the medical industry.

Medical zip lock bags range from all types of prints on them to many different features which will be elaborated here:

Specimen Bags

Specimen lab transport bags are printed with a biohazard symbol in black and orange/red to show the items in the bag are biohazardous and should be handled accordingly. The durable zip-locking bags keep specimens safe within while the back pouch nicely holds documents that go along with it. They are popular for bloodwork and labs. Reclosable Zipper Specimen Bags provide an excellent way for transferring specimens in hospital and medical facilities. Its' three wall construction provides a handy outer pouch to contain accompanying paperwork during specimen transfer. Most of these bags come with an outer pocket to put in accompanying paperwork and are therefore many times referred to as kangaroo bags. 3-wall/tri-wall specimen transfer pouches protect healthcare workers from specimen leaks and keep their contents free from contaminants such as dirt or moisture. The document pouch is a helpful way of keeping patient information from being lost or contaminated yet together with the labs for organization. Smaller 2-wall Biohazard specimen bags come without a pocket for those that do not need to insert paperwork within the bag.

Chemotherapy Drug Transport Bags

Chemotherapy warning zip locking bags are used for safe transport of chemotherapy drugs. These reclosable bags are pre-printed on a yellow area for easy identification. With a big C and biohazard symbol to alert of Cytotoxic drugs for chemotherapy Chemotherapy drugs are considered to be hazardous to people who handle them or come into contact with them. For patients, this means the drugs are strong enough to damage or kill cancer cells. But this also means the drugs can be a concern for others who might be exposed to them. This is why there are safety rules and recommendations for people who handle chemo drugs. These bags help keep the nurses who administer the drugs safe from exposure and to know how to handle safely what is in the bag.

Refrigerate Zipper Bags

These clear zip lock bags are preprinted with words refrigerate in blue to alert those handling the bags that the item needs to be refrigerated. They are popularly used in laboratories and pharmacies.

Drug sensitivity comes down to two key factors: time and temperature. Most drugs and pharmaceutical products have a short shelf-life so they need to be transported quickly and carefully to ensure that they remain safe and with a long enough usage window. Once delivered, they need to be stored correctly because most drugs react negatively to fluctuating temperatures which could cause them to become ineffective or even harmful. Some of these medications that need to be kept refrigerated to stay effective are insulin drugs, antibiotics, biological products, and even some vaccines

Syringe Infuser Bags

Our Infuser Syringe Bags are used for storing and transporting syringes in a sterile manner. Keeping germs out of syringes is of utmost important in the medical industry such as hospitals, clinics, labs and other medical centers. This ensures patients receive their infusions safely. Our sterile plastic syringe bags are available in either Recloseable or Open Top.

PRN Zipper Top Plastic Bags

Each zip lock bag is printed in blue: PRN – Return empty bag to pharmacy. PRN stands for 'pro re nata' / 'as needed'. This is to identify medication which is to be prescribed as needed. The PRN bags help securely transport medication in accordance with the medical practices and eliminates the need to handwrite messages or apply labels to the bag . These bags are used in medical facilities, pharmacies & hospitals when administering medicine, which only needs to be taken as needed rather than in fixed doses, such as pain medication.

Benefits of using Medical Storage zipper locking bags:

Secure Storage: the zipper closure provides an secure seal to protect its contents from moisture, dust, and potential contamination

Contamination Risk is Lowered: By sealing the bag after each use, the risk of cross-contamination between items or with the external environment is minimized, additionally the printed information on each bag alerts the user to pay extra caution with its use.

Easy Identification: The transparent material allows for quick visual identification of the contents without needing to open the bag, especially when using a tri wall pocket bag where documents can be accessed without the need to open the zipper.

Cost-Effective: Reusable zip lock bags offer a cost-effective alternative to containers or boxes

Space-Saving: These bags are compact and can be stored flat or folded, saving valuable storage space.

Convenient and Portable: Lightweight and easy to carry, making them ideal for travel, transport, or for patients who need to carry their medications with them. The reusable zipper keeps items safe inside, and can be opened and closed multiple times making the bags reusable