Child age and risk of medication error: a multisite children's hospital study.
Badgery-Parker T, Li L, Fitzpatrick E, et al. Child age and risk of medication error: a multisite children's hospital study. J Pediatr. 2024;272:114087. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114087.
Pediatric patients are at increased risk of medication errors compared to adults, and this study sought to determine if a child's age is associated with risk of medication error. There was little association between age and prescribing errors for ages 0-3 years, then increasing until around age 10. Administration errors were steady for ages 0-8 years, and then increased with age until 18 years.