What did the poison prevention packaging act of 1970 address and create?

Answer 1

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) was mostly initiated by accidental poisonings of young children. Unfortunately companies made child aspirin more child friendly, as in they'd like it more. Children were eating the candies (aspirin) to an extent that it took their lives. This problem grew to a level that our reactionary government did something about it. They passed the PPPA to protect children and have seen reasonable successes.

Answer 2

1970 POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT

Requires childproof packaging on most drugs dispensed in a pharmacy. Drugs that are exempt are ones used in emergencies or those packaged in such a small amount it would not harm a child under the age of 5 years. Includes OTC and Legend drugs. The standard specifies that medication should not be able to be opened by at least 80% of children and at least 90% of adults should be able to open them.

EXCEPTIONS FOR CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINERS

*Single-time dispensing of product in noncompliant container as ordered by the prescriber.

*Single-time or blanket dispensing of product in noncompliant container as requested by patient or customer in a signed statement.

*One noncompliant size of the OTC product for elderly or handicapped patients provided that they contain the warning "This package for households without young children," or "Package Not Child Resistant."

*Drugs dispensed to institutionalized patients provided that these are to be administered by an employee of an institution.

MEDICATIONS NOT REQUIRING CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINERS

*Betamethasone with no more than 12.6 mg /package

*Erythromycin ethylsuccinate tablets in packages containing no more than 16 g

*Inhalation aerosols

*Mebendazole tablets with no more than 600 mg/package

*Methylprednisole tablets with no more than 85 mg?/package

*Oral contraceptives taken cyclically in the manufacturer's dispensing package

*Pancrelipase preparations

*Powdered colestipol up to 5 g/package

*Prednisone tablets with no more than 105 mg/package

*Sodium flouride tablets with no more than 264 mg/sodium flouride/package

*Sublingual and chewable isosorbide dinitrate, in dosages of 10 mg or less

*Sublingual nitrogylcerin tablets