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Fatal 1,000-fold overdoses can occur, particularly in neonates, by transposing mcg and mg.
June 5, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 6, 2007;12:1-4.
This article analyzes a lethal error involving TPN (total parenteral nutrition), in which dosing and compounding were based on incorrect order entry, and provides recommendations to prevent similar errors.
