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Poison Prevention
Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)
| Drug | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aspirin | Any for human use in oral form. EXCEPTION: Effervescent tablets with no more than 15% (but it must have an oral LD50 of 5g/kg or more), and Unflavored preparations in powder form (but not for peds) that are unit dosed with no more than 15.4 grains |
| Furniture Polish | 10% or more petrolatum distillates |
| Methyl Salicylate (oil of wintergreen) | Liquid preparations with more than 5% by weight. Exemptions: pressurized spray containers, creams, ointments. |
| Controlled drugs | for oral human use. No exceptions |
| Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide | In dry form containing 10% or more by weight, in other forms containing 2% or more by weight |
| Turpentine | 10% or more by weight |
| Kindling/illuminating preparations | 10% or more by weight of petroleum distillates |
| Methyl Alcohol (methanol) | 4% or more by weight |
| Sulfuric Acid | 10% or more by weight |
| Prescription Drugs | Any drug for human use in oral dosage form that is required to be dispensed by prescription |
| Ethylene Glycol | 10% or more |
| Iron containing drugs | non-injectable, animal and human drugs with a total amount of 250 mg elemental iron PER PACKAGE for therapeutic/prophylactic purposes |
| Iron containing dietary supplements | 250 mg or more elemental iron per package |
| Solvents for paint | 10% or more benzene, toluene, xylene, petroleum distillates |
| Acetaminophen | containing more than 1 gram per package. EXCEPTION: Effervescent tablets with no more than 15% (but it must have an oral LD50 of 5g/kg or more), and Unflavored preparations in powder form (but not for peds) that are unit dosed with no more than 13 grains |
| Diphenhydramine | containing more than 66 mg per package |
| Glue removers with acetonitrile | more than 500 mg in the container |
| Permanent wave neutralizers | more than 600 mg sodium bromate or 50 mg potassium bromate |
| Ibuprofen | 1 gram or more per package |
| Loperamide | more than 0.045 mg per package |
| Mouthwash | 3 grams or more ethanol per package |
| Lidocaine | more than 5 mg per package. Includes all dosage forms including creams, sprays, transdermal packages. |
| Dibucaine | more than 0.5 mg per package. Includes all dosage forms including creams, sprays, transdermal packages. |
| Naproxen | 250 mg or more per package |
| Ketoprofen | more than 50 mg per package |
| Fluoride | more than 50 mg elemental and more than 0.5 % in a single package |
| Minoxidil | more than 14 mg per package. topical otc must comply with special packaging requirements. |
| Methacrylic Acid | more than 5% w/v per package |
| OTC Drug products | that contain any ingredient that was previously available only with an rx |
| Hazardous substances with low-viscosity hydrocarbons | 10% or more by weight |
| Drugs and cosmetics with low-viscosity hydrocarbon | 10% or more by weight with a viscosity of less than 100 SUS 100 degrees F |
| Sublingual nitroglycerin | EXEMPTED |
| Sublingual, chewable isosorbide dinitrate | EXEMPTED if 10 mg or less |
| Erythromycin ethylsuccinate granules for oral suspension/oral suspensions | EXEMPTED if not more than 8g of erythromycin |
| Erythromycin ethlsuccinate tablets | EXEMPTED if in package containing no more than 16g of erythromycin |
| Anhydrous cholestyramine in powder form | EXEMPTED |
| Potassium supplements in unit dose forms | EXEMPTED if no more than 50 mEq per unit dose (includes effervescent tabs unit dose vials of liquid, and powdered packets) |
| Sodium fluoride | EXEMPTED with no more than 264 mg per package (includes liquid and tablet) |
| Betamethasone tablets | EXEMPTED if in manufacturer's package with no more than 12.6 mg |
| Mebendazole tablets | EXEMPTED if no more than 600 mg |
| Methylprednisolone tablets | EXEMPTED if no more than 84 mg |
| Colestipol powder | EXEMPTED if no more than 5 grams |
| Pancrelipase | EXEMPTED - preparations in tablet, capsule, powder form |
| Cyclic Oral Contraceptives (with progesterone and/or estrogen)- in memory aid dispenser | EXEMPTED |
| Prednisone tablets | EXEMPTED if no more than 105 mg per package |
| Conjugated estrogen tablets - in memory aid dispenser | EXEMPTED if no more than 32 mg per package |
| Norethindrone - in memory aid dispenser | EXEMPTED if no more than 50 mg per package |
| Medroxyprogesterone acetate | EXEMPTED |
| Sacrosidase (sucrase) | EXEMPTED if preparation in solution of glycerol and water |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy (with only estrogen and/or progesterone) | EXEMPTED |