Aphena Pharma Solutions
Aphena Pharma Solutions is a large-scale contract packaging and manufacturing company based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The company completed a $20 million expansion adding a purpose-built 500,000-square-foot facility for pharmaceutical and dietary supplement packaging. Aphena's Tennessee campus totals 578,000 square feet of solid and semi-solid dose packaging capacity. The company meets and exceeds FDA standards for 21 CFR Parts 111, 210, 211, and 820, and is DEA (CII-V) licensed, ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified (BSI), and UL Certified. Secondary packaging services include PDQ display assembly, kitting, cartoning, blister packaging (cold-form and thermoform), shrink wrapping, rework, and serialization. Aphena also operates a 3PL division centrally located within a day's drive of 75% of the US population. The company has a ThomasNet profile and is covered in Healthcare Packaging magazine.
Cookeville, Tennessee
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§1Editorial assessment
Aphena Pharma Solutions is a large-scale contract packaging and manufacturing company based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The company completed a $20 million expansion adding a purpose-built 500,000-square-foot facility for pharmaceutical and dietary supplement packaging. Aphena's Tennessee campus totals 578,000 square feet of solid and semi-solid dose packaging capacity. The company meets and exceeds FDA standards for 21 CFR Parts 111, 210, 211, and 820, and is DEA (CII-V) licensed, ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified (BSI), and UL Certified. Secondary packaging services include PDQ display assembly, kitting, cartoning, blister packaging (cold-form and thermoform), shrink wrapping, rework, and serialization. Aphena also operates a 3PL division centrally located within a day's drive of 75% of the US population. The company has a ThomasNet profile and is covered in Healthcare Packaging magazine.
§2Six-gate readout
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§3Inspection history
§4Certifications
0 of 6 certifications independently confirmed. What this means
§5Capability matrix
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Secondary Packaging · Blister Packaging · Cartoning · Kitting and Assembly · PDQ Display Assembly · Serialization
- CAPABILITIES
- 578,000 sqft Packaging Campus · Primary and Secondary Packaging · PDQ Display Assembly · Blister Packaging (Cold-Form + Thermoform) · Kitting and Rework · Cartoning and Serialization · 3PL Division (75% US in 1 Day) · DEA Licensed (CII-V)
§6Sources
- Aphena Pharma - Secondary Packaging(2026-03-26)
- ThomasNet - Aphena Pharma Solutions Profile(2026-03-26)
- Healthcare Packaging - Aphena $20M Expansion Complete(2026-03-26)
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements). This includes requirements for personnel, facilities, equipment, production, laboratory operations, and record-keeping.
What We Couldn't Verify
- On-site facility inspection was not conducted
- Primarily pharmaceutical-focused; dietary supplements are one vertical
- All certifications are self-reported
- Large-scale operation may not serve very small supplement startups
Last reviewed: March 26, 2026
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