Medication errors in children - An eight year review using press reports

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 52-58

  Cousins, David ^a   Clarkson, Amanda ^b   Conroy, Sharon ^b   Choonara, Imti ^b  

^a DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Medication errors; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATROPINE; BCG VACCINE; CHLOROFORM; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIALYSIS FLUID; DIAMORPHINE; DIGOXIN; DOBUTAMINE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEPARIN; INFUSION FLUID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHADONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TACROLIMUS; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG LABELING; DRUG OVERDOSE; ERROR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PEDIATRICS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRESCRIPTION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036446535     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/146300902322125893     Document Type: Article

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