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A child-resistant package is provided having a hollow carton with opposed front and rear walls and a separate blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments contained therein. The front wall of the hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall

A child-resistant package is provided having a hollow carton with opposed front and rear walls and a separate blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments contained therein. The front wall of the hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of openings, gates, or pull tabs and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to the exterior wall panel. The interior wall panel of the front wall has a plurality of chads aligned between the openings and blister compartments. The rear wall of the hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to the exterior wall panel. The interior wall panel of the rear wall having a plurality of break-away chads located directly between the blister compartments and the openings.

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1. A child-resistant package, comprising: a hollow carton having opposed, spaced-apart, front and rear walls; anda separate blister card contained within said hollow carton, said blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments;said front wall of said hollow cart

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A child-resistant package, comprising: a hollow carton having opposed, spaced-apart, front and rear walls; anda separate blister card contained within said hollow carton, said blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments;said front wall of said hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel, said interior wall panel of said front wall having a plurality of break-through chads defined by perforations aligned directly between said plurality of openings and said plurality of blister compartments, said chads being larger than said openings such that said perforations are not visible in said front wall; andand said rear wall of said hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel of said rear wall, said interior wall panel of said rear wall having a plurality of break-through chads directly aligned between said plurality of blister compartments and said plurality of openings. 2. The package according to claim 1, wherein each of said break-through chads on said interior wall panel of said rear wall is defined by perforations forming an oval and each of said openings on said exterior wall panel of said rear wall being of a shape matching and aligned with said perforations of said break-through chads. 3. The package according to claim 1, wherein said carton further comprises an end flap that extends from an edge of a loading end of said hollow carton and that pivots relative to said edge such that said one-way flap permits loading of said blister card into said hollow carton, prevents movement of said blister card within said hollow carton, and stabilizes a position of said blister card within said hollow carton. 4. The package according to claim 3, wherein said carton includes a false bottom on an end of said carton opposite said one-way flap such that said blister card is captured and positioned between said false bottom and said one-way flap of said carton in a position aligning said blister compartments of said blister card directly between said openings and chads of said front wall and said chads and openings of said rear wall of said carton. 5. The package according to claim 1, further comprising a separate tablet of medication housed within each of said blister compartments on said blister card. 6. The package according to claim 1, further comprising a cover flap connected to and pivoting relative to said carton such that said cover flap may be pivoted in a position covering said front wall of said carton and to a position exposing said front wall of said carton. 7. The package according to claim 1, wherein said blister card includes a raised ridge including a spine portion and opposite end portions projecting upwardly from said blister card. 8. The package according to claim 7, wherein said spine portion extends centrally along a length of said blister card between a pair of rows of blister compartments and said opposite end portions extend along opposite ends of said blister card with said plurality of blister compartments extending therebetween. 9. The package according to claim 8, wherein said ridge is I-shaped in plan. 10. A child-resistant package, comprising: a hollow carton having opposed, spaced-apart, front and rear walls; anda separate blister card contained within said hollow carton, said blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments;said front wall of said hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of gates formed by H-shaped perforations and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel, said interior wall panel of said front wall having a plurality of break-through chads defined by perforations aligned directly between said plurality of gates and said plurality of blister compartments, said chads being hidden beneath said gates such that said chads are not visible in said front wall; andand said rear wall of said hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel of said rear wall, said interior wall panel of said rear wall having a plurality of break-through chads directly aligned between said plurality of blister compartments and said plurality of openings. 11. A child-resistant package, comprising: a hollow carton having opposed, spaced-apart, front and rear walls; anda separate blister card contained within said hollow carton, said blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments;said front wall of said hollow carton comprising a double wall structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart peel tabs and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel, said interior wall panel of said front wall having a plurality of push tabs aligned directly between said plurality of peel tabs and said plurality of blister compartments; andand said rear wall of said hollow carton comprising a double wall structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to said exterior wall panel of said rear wall, said interior wall panel of said rear wall having a plurality of break-through chads directly aligned between said plurality of blister compartments and said plurality of openings. 12. The package according to claim 11, wherein said exterior wall panel of said front wall of said carton includes a plurality of openings with one of said openings adjacent each of said peel tabs such that said each of said openings of said exterior wall panel of said front wall permitting a user to grip a free edge of one of said peel tabs so that said peel tab may be peeled away from said front wall of said carton to expose one of said push tabs. 13. The package according to claim 12, wherein each of said push tabs on said interior wall panel of said front wall of said carton is defined by a U-shaped perforation or crease. 14. The package according to claim 13, wherein each of said break-through chads on said interior wall panel of said rear wall is defined by perforations forming an oval and each of said openings on said exterior wall panel of said rear wall being of a shape matching and aligned with said perforations of said break-through chads. 15. A blank for forming a hollow carton, comprising: an integral sheet of material including major wall panels for forming front wall and rear walls of a hollow carton, minor wall panels for forming side and end walls of the hollow carton, and a plurality of pre-formed creases defining said major and minor wall panels;said major wall panels including an exterior rear wall panel having a plurality of openings formed therein, an interior rear wall panel connected to an end of said exterior wall panel via a plurality of minor wall panels and creases and having a plurality of break-through chads defined by perforations, an interior front wall panel connected to a side edge of said exterior rear wall panel via a minor wall panel and creases and having a plurality of push tabs or chads defined by perforations, and an exterior front wall panel connected to an opposite side edge of said exterior rear wall panel via a minor wall panel and creases and having a plurality of peel tabs, openings, or gates. 16. The blank for forming a hollow carton according to claim 15, further comprising a one-way flap that extends from an end of said interior front wall panel with a pre-formed crease extending therebetween about which the one-way flap is adapted to pivot. 17. The blank for forming a hollow carton according to claim 15, further comprising a first cover flap panel extending from a side edge of said exterior front wall panel. 18. The blank for forming a hollow carton according to claim 12, wherein said plurality of minor wall panels extending between said exterior rear wall panel and said interior rear wall panel are configured such that, when folded together, a false bottom is formed within the hollow carton. 19. The blank for forming a hollow carton according to claim 12, wherein said integral sheet of material is made of paperboard or solid bleached sulfate paperboard.