Plastic Guidelines for Drugs
Table Key
Rating
- Satisfactory
- Probably Satisfactory
- No Information Available
- Unsatisfactory
Abbreviation
- 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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