Comar, a leading manufacturer of child-safe dosing products for liquid medications with six North American manufacturing facilities, recently announced it has redesigned its DoseGuard® valved bottle adapter. Designed to protect children from accidental overdose of liquid medications, the new DoseGuard system features a patented valve design that remains closed until the tip of an oral syringe is inserted.
The improved flexibility of DoseGuard allows it to more easily integrate with packaging lines, and gives manufacturers of liquid over-the-counter and prescription medications an additional means to comply with the April 2016 FDA Guidance on minimizing medication errors.
In April 2016, FDA released its Guidance for Industry on “Safety Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors.” To develop preventive strategies, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed the PROTECT Initiative bringing healthcare professionals together with leading over-the-counter medication and packaging manufacturers. Comar, an original member of the PROTECT Initiative, developed DoseGuard in response.
The new valved bottle adapter is protected by patents and manufactured per current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and ISO 9001:13485 quality standards.