True or False: All prescribed medicines must be dispensed in child-resistant containers.

The accurate understanding of this statement rests on the regulations governing the dispensing of prescription medications. While the Poison Prevention Packaging Act mandates that most prescription medications must be dispensed in child-resistant packaging to enhance safety and protect children from accidental ingestion, there are exceptions to this rule.

Certain medications are exempt from the child-resistant packaging requirement, particularly if a prescriber specifically requests or the patient requests non-child-resistant containers. Additionally, some over-the-counter medications and specific formulations that are deemed safe for children may not be required to be dispensed in child-resistant containers.

Thus, the assertion that all prescribed medicines must be dispensed in child-resistant containers is false due to these exemptions and specific circumstances under which alternative packaging may be permitted.