Pediatric Drug Safety and Medication Use
A special issue of Pharmacy (ISSN 2226-4787).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 2795
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatrics; obesity; medication use; pharmacy education
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Dear Colleagues,
It is a known fact that pediatric patients are the most vulnerable to medication errors. Such medication errors may be a result of human or system flaws, and human errors may occur at the stage of medication ordering, medication preparation, compounding of medications for children, or administration of medications. At times, limited clinical data require specialized training and education for the care of pediatric patients. Such errors may lead to harm to the child, potentially even death. The pharmacist plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of medication use in pediatric patients, not only on an individual basis, but also in the systems that provide care for the most vulnerable population.
We invite you to share your experiences, evaluations, innovations, or any service evaluation or research you have undertaken in relation to the role of medication safety in pediatric patients. Various approaches exist for care in a variety of healthcare settings, including acute care, ambulatory care, community practice, and the development of systems or processes in the medication use process. We hope this Special Issue will inspire pharmacists and researchers to share their own practices and adopt new approaches to innovate to improve pediatric drug safety.
Dr. Sandra Benavides
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- medication safety
- drug errors
- adverse drug events
- computerized prescriber order entry
- comprehensive medication management
- medication use process
- drug use errors
- high-alert drugs
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