An object of the present invention is to provide a glass for pharmaceutical containers, which is resistant to delamination and has excellent processibility.The glass for pharmaceutical containers of the present invention comprises, in mol% on an oxide basis, 70 to 81% of SiO2, 4 to 12% of Al2O3, 0 to 5% of B2O3, 5 to 20% of Li2O + Na2O + K2O, 0.1 to 12% of Li2O, 0 to 4% of CaO, 0 to 1% of SrO, and 0 to 10% of MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO. The glass has a hydrolytic resistance of Class 1 in a test in accordance with the European pharmacopoeia.
