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A simplified gentamicin dosing chart is quicker and more accurate for nurse verification than the BNFc
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- Published on: 6 August 2009
- Published on: 6 August 2009Children's Doses Should be MeasurableShow More
Dear Sir
We read with interest the suggestion that dosing charts may reduce gentamicin prescribing errors.(1)
We fully support the concept but raise question with some of the detail.
BNFc advises against use of unecessary decimal points.(2) They may be misinterpreted or misread and result in 10-fold overdose.(3) Doses in the neonatal table include trailing zero’s. We would suggest that the in...
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