Potential tenfold drug overdoses on a neonatal unit.
Nearly one third of intravenous drug prescriptions on a neonatal unit were for doses less than one tenth of a single drug vial. Tenfold drug errors in prescribing are well documented and with the continued use of vials containing adult size doses, great potential exists for serious administration errors.
Chappell
K
K
Pharmacy Department, QMC University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. karen.chappell@mail.qmcuh-tr.trent.nhs.uk
Newman
C
C
D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000209:etiology; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000295:instrumentation; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations