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hls-726	Alruwaili, Nahar; Alomar, Mohammed; Sabei, Ismaeel; Eldali, Abdelmoneim	Safety of dispensing prescribed iron formulation in childresistant containers among pharmacies in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey	2013	3	.pdf	application/pdf	2385	137	58	The severity of iron poisoning is based on the amount of elemental iron ingested which can be calculated based on elemental iron in the salt. The PPPA defines special packaging as packaging that is designed or constructed to be significantly dif- ficult for children under 5 years of age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the sub- stance contained therein within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal adults to use properly, but does not mean packaging which all such children cannont open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time.5 Unit-dose packaging of potent iron sup- plements is expected to reduce the frequency of severe pediatric iron overdos incidents 6 Consumer Product Safety Commission regu- lations require child-resistant packaging for retail packages containing 250 mg or more of elemental iron.7 The use of CRCs yield no reported pediatric deaths in USA from iron poisoning in 2010 in the USA.8 Though exposures to iron and iron-contain- ing products in the developed countries have been slowly dropping during the previous decade and due to significant public health efforts at increasing awareness and improving packaging, iron overdose remains a significant public health threat to young children.	cache/hls-726.pdf	txt/hls-726.txt