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Errors detected in 19% of paediatric medication preparations and administrations across five hospitals in London
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- Published on: 19 April 2016
- Published on: 19 April 2016Are Children at Unnecessary Risk of Medication Incidents?Show More
Dear Editor,
Medication incidents are the commonest reported clinical incident in children and the second most common in neonates. [1] Current evidence is that the most effective method of reducing these incidents in the acute hospital is to have frequent attendance on the ward by a clinical pharmacist. [2,3] This was discussed by Chua in Evidence Based Medicine.[4]
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