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Medicine Use in Children:A Critical Area

  • Sangeetha P. Venkatesh1,*,

1M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Cline Road, Cooke Town, Bangalore-560005, Karnataka, INDIA

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.34.3.a1w397x29h436tpt Vol.34,Issue 3,May 2010 pp.207-212

Published: 01 May 2010

*Corresponding Author(s): Sangeetha P. Venkatesh E-mail: Venkatesh_narayanan2003@yahoo.com Sangs_paedo@yahoo.com

Abstract

Children are particularly a challenging group of patients when trying to ensure the safe use of medicines. Their variable weight, body surface area and organ system maturity affect their ability to metabolize and excrete medications. In addition, there are few standardized dosing regimens for children, with most medication dosing requiring body weight calculations. These challenges in pediatric medication use contribute to an increased risk of medication errors including serious drug dosing errors. This manuscript addresses the pediatric dentists to focus on the issues related to pediatric medication.

Keywords

Drug dosing errors, Medication errors, Pediatric medication errors, prescribing errors, safe prescribing, pediatric prescribing

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Sangeetha P. Venkatesh. Medicine Use in Children:A Critical Area. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2010. 34(3);207-212.

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