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Preventing home medication administration errors.

March 14, 2022

Yin HS, Neuspiel DR, Paul IM, et al. Pediatrics. 2021;148(6):e2021054666.

Children with complex home care needs are vulnerable to medication errors. This guideline suggests strategies to enhance medication safety at home that include focusing on health literacy, prescriber actions, dosing tool appropriateness, communication, and training of caregivers.

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