Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 215-225, December 2006

Medication Safety in Critically Ill Children

  • Timothy S. Lesar, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Director of Pharmacy, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Timothy S. Lesar, Pharm D, Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208. Tel.: +1 518 262 3255; fax: +1 518 262 4123.
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  • Amy Mitchell, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacy Specialist—Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
    • ,
  • Patrick Sommo, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacist—Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Medication safety is a primary component of a comprehensive safety program and an integral part of quality patient care. Effective and consistent implementation of safe medication practices is a complex and difficult task. Leadership, adequate resources, cultural change, adherence to proven safety processes, application of technologic advances, improved caregiver skills, and increased patient and family involvement are among the keys to improving medication safety. This article provides an overview of medication errors and safety strategies in critically ill pediatric patients.

Keywords: pediatric adverse drug events, medication error, pediatric emergency care

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00078-4

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2006.08.009

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 215-225, December 2006

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