The effect of drug concentration expression on epinephrine dosing errors: a randomized trial.

Daniel W. Wheeler; Joseph J. Carter; Louise J. Murray; Beverley A. Degnan; Colin P. Dunling; Raymond Salvador; David K. Menon; Arun K. Gupta

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The effect of drug concentration expression on epinephrine dosing errors: a randomized trial.

March 2, 2011

Wheeler DW, Carter JJ, Murray LJ, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(1):11-4.

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This study found that the use of ratios rather than mass concentration on drug labels may be a source of drug administration error.

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