Review Systematic review of medication errors in pediatric patients. Citation Text: Ghaleb M, Barber N, Franklin BD, et al. Systematic review of medication errors in pediatric patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2006;40(10):1766-76. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 25, 2006 Ghaleb M, Barber N, Franklin BD, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2006;40(10):1766-76. View more articles from the same authors. The authors reviewed the literature on pediatric medication errors to explore incidence and error types. They found that dosing errors were most common. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Ghaleb M, Barber N, Franklin BD, et al. Systematic review of medication errors in pediatric patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2006;40(10):1766-76. 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