Prevention of Medication Errors in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting

Medication errors that occur on a pediatric medical/surgical inpatient care unit are usually avoidable. Several steps are recommended to reduce these errors, beginning with the physician and including every member of the health care team. Pediatricians should help hospitals develop effective program...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1998-08, Vol.102 (2), p.428-430
Main Authors: Berlin, Cheston M, McCarver, D Gail, Notterman, Daniel A, Ward, Robert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Children
Drugs
General pharmacology
Hospital care
Hospitalization
Medical malpractice
Medical sciences
Medication errors
Miscellaneous
Pediatrics
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prescribing
Prescriptions (Drugs)
Prevention
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Summary:Medication errors that occur on a pediatric medical/surgical inpatient care unit are usually avoidable. Several steps are recommended to reduce these errors, beginning with the physician and including every member of the health care team. Pediatricians should help hospitals develop effective programs for safely providing treatment with medications to hospitalized children.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.102.2.428