Custom Medical Brochures Boxes
Custom medical brochure boxes — a counter-top holder for a leaflet, a patient information kit, a shipping box for a print run — sized to A4, A5, DL or your leaflet, from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
Leaflets get read when they are stood up, not stacked
- Board
- 20–24pt laminated boxboard holders; E flute shipping cartons; heavy board folders
- Builds
- Counter dispenser, pocket folder, lidded kit box, shipping carton
- Sizing
- DL, A5, A4 plus 3 mm; holders 30–40 mm deep
Get a price for Medical Brochures Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Three boxes for one leaflet
| Counter holder | A board dispenser that stands the leaflets upright, front face showing; DL, A5 or A4 |
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| Patient kit | A folder or a box holding a set of leaflets, a card and a sample; handed over at the desk |
| Shipping box | A carton sized to the leaflet with a count printed on the end; for distributing stock to sites |
Sizing to the leaflet
DL (99 × 210 mm), A5 and A4 are the formats nearly every medical leaflet uses, and each holder is cut to the leaflet plus 3 mm so it stands without leaning. A holder is 30–40 mm deep and holds 50–100 leaflets; a kit is sized to the thickest set; a shipping box is sized to 250 or 500 leaflets by weight. Our boxes for printed form sets use the same sizing for loose paper stock.
Holders that survive a reception desk
- 20–24pt boxboard, laminated, so it is wiped and does not go grubby.
- A low front lip that shows the leaflet title and holds the stack.
- A back panel taller than the leaflet, printed with the subject or the practice name.
- A weighted or wide base so it does not tip when the last leaflets are taken.
Kits, and what goes in them
A patient information kit holds a set of leaflets, a card with contact details, and sometimes a sample or a device. A pocket folder in heavy board with a slit for a card is the simple version; a lidded box with a die-cut insert for a sample is the full one. Both are printed with the condition or the treatment, and both are handed over rather than shelved.
Medical and pharmaceutical print carries approval codes and dates. The dieline reserves a panel for them, and the proof is checked against the approved artwork.
Distribution to many sites
Health services and pharmaceutical brands send leaflets to hundreds of sites. A shipping carton printed with the leaflet title, the count and a reorder code lets a site manage stock without opening the box. It ships flat, holds 250 or 500, and a display holder can be packed inside it.
Medical Brochures Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- 20–24pt laminated boxboard holders; E flute shipping cartons; heavy board folders
- Builds
- Counter dispenser, pocket folder, lidded kit box, shipping carton
- Sizing
- DL, A5, A4 plus 3 mm; holders 30–40 mm deep
- Full color, laminated; subject on back panel; count and code on cartons
- Panels
- Approval code and date panel reserved
- Supply
- Flat; holders fold in seconds
- Minimum
- 100 units
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build medical brochures boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetallised and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a folding carton so the die comes out right: medical brochures boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Medical Brochures Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about medical brochures boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
What leaflet sizes do you cater for?
DL, A5 and A4 as standard, and any custom leaflet, with the holder cut to the leaflet plus 3 mm.
How many leaflets does a counter holder take?
50 to 100, at 30–40 mm deep. Deeper holders tip when full and look empty when not.
Will the holder tip over?
Not with a wide or weighted base, which we build in. It matters when the last few leaflets are taken.
Can the holder be wiped clean?
Yes, it is laminated for that. Reception desks are cleaned daily.
Can I have a kit with a sample inside?
Yes, a lidded box with a die-cut insert for the sample and slots for the leaflets and card.
What is the minimum order?
100 units.
Do you print approval codes?
Yes, in a reserved panel, and the proof is checked against your approved artwork.
Does the holder ship flat?
Yes, and folds in seconds. A holder can be packed inside the shipping carton of leaflets.
Can the shipping carton show the count?
Yes, the title, count and a reorder code are printed on the end so sites manage stock without opening it.
Can a pocket folder hold a business card?
Yes, with a slit in the pocket.
Do you keep the dies?
Yes, per size, so reorders for a new leaflet on the same format skip the tooling.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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