title: Is the test of senior friendly/child resistant packaging ethical?
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.
authors: School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. bixlaura@msu.edu
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Bix
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: de la Fuente
authors: Kenneth D
authors: KD
authors: Pimple
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Kou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004349:Drug Packaging / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*