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Medication Error in Pediatric Outpatient Prescription in a Tertiary Care Institute

Hansmukh Jain, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna–801507, Bihar, India. , Hansmukh Jain* , Pratap Kumar Patra**

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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing 3(2):p 49-53, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpen.2454.9126.3217.9
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Objective: To determine the medication errors in Pediatric outpatient practice at a tertiary care institute, Eastern India. Design: Hospital based cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Pediatric outpatient department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, 2014 May and June. Methodology: 40 outpatient pediatric prescription were evaluated for drug dosage error. Results: Out of 40 prescription papers 4(10%) there was no mentioned of provisional clinical diagnosis and seven Papers (17%) had dosage error. In 21 (52.5%) cases there was no mention of route of administration of the drugs. Conclusion: Dosing error in paediatric outpatient department is a common problem.Training regarding writing of prescription is essential for the residents before they are posted in paediatrics OPD. Intermittent continuous medical education of residents are required on regular basis.

Keywords: Medication; Pediatric; Medication error. 

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  • Hansmukh Jain, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna–801507, Bihar, India.
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  • Hansmukh Jain*
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  • Pratap Kumar Patra**
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