Daniel R. Neuspiel|Melissa Taylor
Reducing the Risk of Harm from Medication Errors in Children
Carolinas Medical Center|University of North Carolina at Charlotte|Levine Children's Hospital|Levine Children's Hospital|Carolinas Medical Center|University of North Carolina at Charlotte
outpatient inpatient emergency department home children may special risk due size physiologic variability limited communication ability treatment nonpediatric health care providers chronic illnesses multiple medications may higher risk experiencing adverse drug events strategies employed reduce harm pediatric medication errors include eprescribing computerized provider order entry decision support medication reconciliation barcode systems clinical pharmacists medical settings medical staff training package changes reduce lookalikesoundalike confusion standardization labeling measurement devices home administration quality improvement interventions promote nonpunitive reporting medication errors coupled changes systems cultures future research needed measure effectiveness preventive strategies