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Cohort study
Nineteen per cent of paediatric inpatient medication orders were associated with administration errors and 13.2% had prescribing errors in five London hospitals
  1. Jason Hall
  1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Jason Hall
    Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK; jason.hall{at}manchester.ac.uk

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn1077

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    Commentary on: Ghaleb MA, Barber N, Franklin BD, et al. The incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients. Arch Dis Child 2010;95:113–18.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    The context

    It is known that errors in prescribing medications for hospital inpatients are relatively common1 (8.9% of prescribed items). In addition, it is estimated that around 1–2% of adult patients are harmed by medication errors.2 Much less is known about the prevalence of medication errors in paediatric prescribing in the UK, but a US study suggests the prevalence of medication errors could be higher for paediatric patients as many drugs are unlicensed or used off-label.3

    Outline and results

    This study took place in paediatric wards in five hospitals in the UK (one specialist children's hospital, three …

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