Introduction: Prescription and most over-the-counter medicines are required to have child-resistant packaging and/or labeled with instructions "Keep out of reach of children." Although medication organizers are not required to have such design features or instructions, these could help prevent unsupervised ingestions by children. Commonly purchased medication organizers were evaluated for child-resistant design features and instructions for safe use to prevent unsupervised ingestions.
Methods: The 29 best-selling medication organizers on Amazon.com were identified, and product identifiers, design characteristics, and safety characteristics were recorded using a standardized instrument.
Results: Of the 29 medication organizers, none claimed to be child resistant. Only 31% provided a specific warning that the organizer was not child resistant on the packaging; only 41% communicated "Keep out of reach of children." Most organizers (59%) provided neither a warning that the organizer was not child resistant nor instructions to store out of reach of children. The majority of organizers (79%) shared the following characteristics: plastic construction, rectangular shape, nonelectronic flip-top opening mechanisms, and 7-day usage.
Conclusions: Opportunities exist for manufacturers of medication organizers to improve child-resistant product design, provide information to help prevent unsupervised ingestions (directions to keep the device out of the reach of children), and help to reduce unsupervised ingestions.
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