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- Title
Is the test of senior friendly/child resistant packaging ethical?
- Authors
Bix, Laura; De La Fuente, Javier; Pimple, Kenneth D.; Kou, Eric
- Abstract
Research has documented the drastic reduction of unintentional poisonings of children since the introduction of child resistant (CR) packaging. However, studies also indicate that consumers report difficulty using CR packages, in part because tests which determine the ‘senior friendliness’ of CR designs that are used throughout the world disallow people with ‘overt or obvious’ disabilities from being test subjects. Our review of drug package usability suggests that the current tests of CR packaging can and should be revised to correct this problem. We use US legislation, regulation and data to exemplify these points, but the conclusions are applicable to all protocols that include the exclusionary provision.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHILD-resistant packaging; PEDIATRIC toxicology; CONSUMERS; DRUG packaging laws
- Publication
Health Expectations, 2009, Vol 12, Issue 4, p430
- ISSN
1369-6513
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1369-7625.2009.00534.x