title: [Specificities of prescribing medicines for children].
abstract: The vast majority of medicines have been developed for adults. Consequently, the prescribing of medicines for children must take into account their pharmacodynamic characteristics and must be calculated individually according to the degree of prematurity, the age, the weight or body area and the clinical condition. Medication errors are the most common type of medical errors, notably in children, due to dosage errors or prescribtion of inappropriate medicines. The best way to avoid them lies in the use of prescribing software, the involvement of pharmacists in care units, and proper communication between prescribing doctors, caregivers, pharmacists and families.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France; Université Paris Diderot, 5 rue Thomas-Mann, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: jean-christophe.mercier@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Droz
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgade
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vizeneux
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotillon
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Thibault
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Groc
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: adverse effect; child; effet indésirable; enfant; erreur; error; medicine; médicament; paediatric dosage; posologie pédiatrique; prescription