PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tessa Davis
TI  - Paediatric prescribing errors
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2010.200295
DP  - 2011 May 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 489--491
VI  - 96
IP  - 5
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/96/5/489.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/96/5/489.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2011 May 01; 96
AB  - Prescribing errors are particularly important in paediatrics where dose calculations are complicated and small errors can cause significant harm. Unfortunately, there is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes an error, so studies often use differing criteria. In addition to this, obtaining statistics on rates of error is problematic as staff may be reluctant to report errors or may not include errors that were corrected before any harm occurred. Prescribing errors can be reduced by improving training, using computerised systems and involving pharmacists in checking drug charts.