Childproof Tops

[susanxx]

when were child proof clicklock tops first used on medicine bottles in the UK?

[THECORBYLOON]

Not sure about medicines but the tops were first used in the UK in 1974 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NewJINkMVoIC&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=child+resistant+caps+first+used+in+uk&source=bl&ots=T1BK1DLcuB&sig=Pq3hBYnN8SgsKsADMvkd41sIH5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HamLU_WTK4TFPLiTgegJ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBA

[susanxx]

thanks for the help guys, I knew it had to be sometime during the 70's as that was when I worked in the chemist counter in that well known high street chemist, but wanted a more precise answer in order to follow up my pet hate.

[FrogNog]

You hate childproof locks?

[Mamyalynne]

I had to take an adjustable wrench to my bleach yesterday.


TCL's link looks good - 1974 feels right.

[puternut]

I do remember when we first got one of these medicine bottles and in the name of science - whilst fully supervised - we gave our daughter the bottle and said 'open it' which she did quicker than I can.

From memory she would have been 5 or 6 which means we are talking 1977/8

[Peter Pedant]

and there is even an editorial on this:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1627330/pdf/archdisch00764-0009.pdf

Jan 1976 apparently

Kester Brown pioneered the change following the UK lead in Australia
and agreed that it was the one thing he had done which saved most lives