title: [A model list of high risk drugs].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  «High-risk drugs» are those that have a very high «risk» of causing death or serious injury if an error occurs during its use. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has prepared a high-risk drugs list applicable to the general population (with no differences between the pediatric and adult population). Thus, there is a lack of information for the pediatric population. The main objective of this work is to develop a high-risk drug list adapted to the neonatal or pediatric population as a reference model for the pediatric hospital health workforce.
  
  
  METHODS
  We made a literature search in May 2012 to identify any published lists or references in relation to pediatric and/or neonatal high-risk drugs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 15 studies were found, from which 9 were selected. A model list was developed mainly based on the ISMP one, adding strongly perceived pediatric risk drugs and removing those where the pediatric use was anecdotal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no published list that suits pediatric risk management. The list of pediatric and neonatal high-risk drugs presented here could be a «reference list of high-risk drugs » for pediatric hospitals. Using this list and training will help to prevent medication errors in each drug supply chain (prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administration).
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: jesus.cotrina.luque@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cotrina Luque
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guerrero Aznar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez del Vayo Benito
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jimenez Mesa
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Guzman Laura
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: Errores de medicación; High risk medication; List; Lista; Medicamentos de alto riesgo; Medication errors; Neonatology; Neonatología; Pediatric; Pediatría; Safety; Seguridad