Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05609 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5609
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1140
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. MARONEY, 119th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5609 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1140

Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW 

Introduced by:

REP. MARONEY, 119th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

To require instructions accompanying over-the-counter medications to be consistent with any dosing or measuring implements packaged with such medications. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To protect children from accidental overdose of over-the-counter medication by ensuring correct dosing.