New CDC study on flow restrictors
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| Dr. Thomas Murray |
A new Centers for Disease Control and Georgia Poison Center study found that adding flow restrictors to liquid medicine bottles limits the accessibility of their contents to young children and could complement the safety provided by current child-resistant packaging. Flow restrictors are adapters added to the necks of liquid medicine bottles to limit the amount of liquid that can come out of the bottle, even when turned upside down, shaken or squeezed.
Dr. Thomas Murray, assistant professor of medical sciences at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, is available to comment.
"These flow restrictors are potentially a great addition to the different tools we have to prevent accidental ingestions of liquid medication, but like child safety caps, they are a secondary barrier and do not replace primary barriers such as keeping medication out of reach of young children and locked up," Murray said.
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