Errors detected in pediatric oral liquid medication doses prepared in an automated workflow management system. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Errors detected in pediatric oral liquid medication doses prepared in an automated workflow management system. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published January 2018

Errors detected in pediatric oral liquid medication doses prepared in an automated workflow management system.

Bledsoe S, Van Buskirk A, Falconer RJ, Hollon A, Hoebing W, Jokic S. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75:127-131.

Although medication errors are a common source of preventable harm across health care settings, hospitalized children are at especially increased risk. This study evaluated a pediatric hospital's barcode-assisted medication preparation technology for dispensing oral liquid medications. The technology enhanced safety, averting more than 3000 medication errors over a one-year period.

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