Plastic Guidelines for Drugs

Table Key
Rating Abbreviation
  1. Satisfactory
  2. Probably Satisfactory
  3. No Information Available
  4. Unsatisfactory
  • LDPE - Low Density Polyethylene
  • HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
  • PP - Polypropylene
  • PVC - Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride
  • PET & PET-G - Polyester & Co-Polyester
  • SAN - Styrene Acrylonitrile
  • PS - Polystyrene

Product / Plastic LDPE HDPE PP PVC PET
PET-G		 SAN PS
Antiseptic 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Blood  3 3 3 2 3 4 4
Calamine Lotion  3 1 1 1 3 1 1
Chloroform  4 2 4 4 3 4 4
Cleansing Lotion, Medicinal  2 2 1 3 3 2 2
Cod Liver Oil  1 1 1 1 3 1 2
Contact Lens Solutions  1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Cough Syrup  2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Dog Shampoo  2 1 1 2 3 2 2
Douche Powders 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
Ear Drops 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
Enema (oil or water base) 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
Eye Drops 1 1 1 2 3 2 2
Flea and Roach Powders 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
Foot Antiseptics 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Foot Powder 1 1 1 1 3 1 2
Hospital Baby Lotion 2 1 2 2 3 3 3
Iodine, Tincture 2 2 1 3 3 4 4
Medicated Soap 1 1 2 1 3 3 4
Mercurochrome, Tincture 3 1 1 3 3 3 2
Merithiolate, Tincture 3 1 1 3 3 3 1
Milk of Magnesia 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Mineral Oil 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Mouthwash 2 1 1 2 2 3 4
Nasal Spray 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Oil of Wintergreen 2 2 3 4 3 4 4
Petroleum Jelly 1 1 1 1 3 1 2
Rubbing Alcohol 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Sunburn Relief Lotion (including those with Benzocaine) 2 1 1 1 3 3 2
Throat Spray 3 2 3 2 3 3 1
Vitamins: Capsules & Tablets 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Vitamins: Liquid 2 2 1 2 3 2 3
Witch Hazel 3 1 3 2 3 3 2
Zinc Cream Formulations 2 1 1 1 3 1 1
Zinc Oxide Powder 1 1 1 1 3 1 1

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