The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new statement that translates recommendations for milliliter-only prescribing into concrete actions to reduce medication errors in pediatric patients.
Pharmacist, Medication Safety Program, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaEpidemiologist, Medication Safety Program, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgiainvolving young children and occurring outside of hospitals.
In recent years, many organizations and federal health agencies have issued guidelines and policy statements to promote the use of mL-only dosing instructions and devices for oral liquid medications. In 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics released athat reviewed the evidence on how medication errors most commonly happen in the home and provided recommendations on ways to prevent them.
Use mL units when prescribing, labeling, dispensing, and communicating about oral liquid medications. Encourage the use of standardized dosing tools with all oral liquid medications. Ensure that an appropriate dosing device is in the medicine packaging or provided by the pharmacist or prescribing clinician. Educate parents and other caregiversProvide a dosing tool with number markings and mL units that correspond with what is printed on the prescription container labeling of oral liquid medications.
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