ASHP PPAG Guidelines for Providing Pediatric Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

ASHP PPAG Guidelines for Providing Pediatric Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published May 2018

ASHP–PPAG Guidelines for Providing Pediatric Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems.

Eiland LS, Benner K, Gumpper KF, et al. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2018;23:177-191.

Pediatric patients are at particularly high risk for medication errors. Challenges pharmacistsface when providing care for children include a lack of standard dosage forms and concentrations and patient inability to describe symptoms. These guidelines provide practical recommendations to improve the safety of pediatric pharmacy services.

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