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Metric units and the preferred dosing of orally administered liquid medications.
April 15, 2015
Neville K, Galinkin JL, Green TP, et al; Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2015;135(4):784-787.
Accidental overdoses can occur when oral medications are given to children using teaspoons as measurement devices. This policy statement recommends use of milliliter-based dosing devices to enable metric-based administration of liquid medications to pediatric patients.
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