Drug formulations that require potentially inaccurate volumes to prepare doses for infants and children.

Navjeet Uppal; Baseer Yasseen; Winnie Seto; Christopher S. Parshuram

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Drug formulations that require potentially inaccurate volumes to prepare doses for infants and children.

June 25, 2012

Uppal N, Yasseen B, Seto W, et al. CMAJ. 2011;183(4):E246-8.

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This research letter reports on studies that explored the potential dosing errors associated with preparation of intravenous solutions for pediatric patients.

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