a package is provided that is able to contain tablets or like separate dispensable items in a manner exhibiting child - resistant and senior - friendly dispensing properties . the package includes a card , such as a blister card , and a protective hollow sleeve . the card has a base strip on which a plurality of spaced - apart compartments are provided for holding the tablets or like items , and the sleeve has an opposed pair of side edges extending between opposite ends with at least one of the ends being a dispensing end of the package . the sleeve provides a protective housing for the card when the card is in a storage position within the sleeve , and the card is slidable relative to the sleeve between the storage position and a dispensing position in which the card extends at least partially outside the sleeve to expose at least one of the compartments . the card has a pair of locking tabs extending laterally from opposite sides of the card , and the side edges of the sleeve cooperatively engage the locking tabs to lock the card in the storage position when the card is slid within the sleeve to the storage position .