Medication errors with pediatric liquid acetaminophen after standardization of concentration and packaging improvements.

Eric P. Brass; Kate M. Reynolds; Randy I. Burnham; Jody L. Green

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Medication errors with pediatric liquid acetaminophen after standardization of concentration and packaging improvements.

October 17, 2018

Brass EP, Reynolds KM, Burnham RI, et al. Acad Pediatr. 2018;18(5):563-568.

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Dosing errors with regard to liquid medications in pediatrics are common. Using data from the National Poison Data System, researchers found that a 2011 change to the packaging of liquid acetaminophen and standardization to one concentration was associated with a reduction in pediatric medication errors involving liquid acetaminophen.

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