RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/1053-4625-45.5.1
T1  - Medication Errors: Common Pitfalls and Recommendations in Pediatric Dentistry Practice
A1  - Leena U Menon
A1  - Arun M Xavier
A1  - Saquib A Shaikh
A1  - Steffy M Sunny
K1  - Medication; Prescription; Pediatric; Medication errors
YR  - 2021
SP  - 291
AB  - <p>Parallel to the development of new medications for various diseases run the threat of medication errors. These errors though common, very few are fatal and so goes unnoticed. Such errors occurring with pediatric population can be a major predicament. This review aims to address the various parametric variations and considerations in pediatric population so as to minimize medication errors. A detailing about various causes, types and levels of errors, ways of analysing the amount of error and the essential knowledge about prescription writing which could reduce the incidents have been paid attention to. The article also discusses possible recommendations to the stakeholders and caregivers that could encompass the reason of lack of information for the ever-increasing medication errors.</p>