Medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit: special patients, unique issues

Drugs prescribed in the NICU are often used in an off label or unlicensed fashion. 5 As a result, no comprehensive and authoritative standards for doses exist. [...]clinicians are often confronted by a dizzying array of published reference standards for a single drug. [...]NICU clinicians must remai...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2004-11, Vol.89 (6), p.F472-F473
Main Authors: Gray, J E, Goldmann, D A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug Prescriptions - standards
Humans
Infant, Newborn
intensive care
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Medical errors
medication errors
Medication Errors - nursing
Medication Errors - prevention & control
Nursing Care - methods
Patient Care Team
Patient safety
Pharmacists
Physicians
premature infants
Prescription drugs
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Summary:Drugs prescribed in the NICU are often used in an off label or unlicensed fashion. 5 As a result, no comprehensive and authoritative standards for doses exist. [...]clinicians are often confronted by a dizzying array of published reference standards for a single drug. [...]NICU clinicians must remain aware of the advances in patient safety made in other industries.
ISSN:1359-2998
1468-2052
DOI:10.1136/adc.2003.046060