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Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in children: a scoping review.

Rickey L, Auger K, Britto MT, et al. Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in children: a scoping review. Pediatrics. 2023;152(6):e2023061281. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-061281.

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December 13, 2023
Rickey L, Auger K, Britto MT, et al. Pediatrics. 2023;152(6):e2023061281.
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Children are at increased risk for medication errors. This scoping review explored the use of measures to capture pediatric medication errors in ambulatory care. The authors identified 142 studies evaluating 21 measures of medication errors, including measures of medication prescribing errors and home administration errors. Only 31 studies assessed measure reliability.

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Rickey L, Auger K, Britto MT, et al. Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in children: a scoping review. Pediatrics. 2023;152(6):e2023061281. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-061281.