Netanel Eisenbach, Rozeen Abu Shqara, Eyal Sela, Randa Yawer Hana, Maayan Gruber:The effect of an interventional program on the occurrence of medication errors in children (Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol .)

Medication errors in hospitalized children represent a serious health problem; these include dosing errors, administration route errors, errors in identifying the patient and more. The rates of medication errors are considered higher in children compared to adults because, among other reasons, the pediatric dose is calculated according to the child's weight or body surface. This study aims to examine the incidence of pediatric medication dosing errors and the impact of an intervention program in reducing these errors and related adverse effects in a cohort of hospitalized children at an otolaryngology department.