Computer calculated dose in paediatric prescribing

• Published in: Drug safety Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 817 - 824
• Main Authors: KIRK, Richard C, GOH, Denise Li-Meng, PACKIA, Jeya, HUEY MIN KAM, ONG, Benjamin K. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Auckland Adis international 01.01.2005; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Ambulatory Care; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Computers; Drug Prescriptions; General pharmacology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Mathematics; Medical sciences; Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data; Miscellaneous; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prospective Studies; Asia; Singapore; Human; Pediatrics; Medical prescription; Risk factor; Error; Hospital; Child; Posology; Computer aid

Medication errors are an important cause of hospital-based morbidity and mortality. However, only a few medication error studies have been conducted in children. These have mainly quantified errors in the inpatient setting; there is very little data available on paediatric outpatient and emergency d...