Under what conditions are safety caps not required on medications?

Safety caps, or child-resistant packaging, are designed to prevent accidental ingestion of medications by children. However, there are specific scenarios where these safety caps are not mandatory. One key situation is when a patient explicitly requests the safety cap to be removed, reflecting their need or preference. This might occur for various reasons, such as difficulty opening the caps due to a medical condition or for convenience.

In these instances, pharmacists must confirm the patient's request and ensure that they understand the potential risks associated with using medications that are not child-resistant. This action prioritizes patient safety while allowing for individual preferences.

The other options, while they may pertain to specific types of medications or methods of administration, do not generally provide valid reasons to forgo safety caps universally.