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Interventions to reduce pediatric prescribing errors in professional healthcare settings: a systematic review of the last decade.
June 23, 2021
Koeck JA, Young NJ, Kontny U, et al. Pediatric Drugs. 2021;23(3):223-240.
Pediatric patients are at risk for medication prescribing errors due to weight-based dosing. This review analyzed 70 interventions aimed at reducing weight-based prescribing errors. Findings indicate that bundled interventions are most effective, and that interventions should include substitute or engineering controls (e.g., computerized provider order entry) along with administrative controls (e.g., expert consultation).
