The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently pointed out that measuring doses with certain oral syringes can be confusing for healthcare practitioners and patients, and that this can ...

When a prescription for a liquid medication is given to a caregiver, clinicians may not ponder the implications of understanding by the caregiver of proper measurement of a dose. After all, how hard ...

We conducted our study at 2 baby-oriented health fairs open to the public in Los Angeles County (Long Beach and Torrance), California, during September and November 2006. All study procedures were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over the past 5 years, several studies have been published describing how oral liquid drug dosing devices and ...

The syringes were much less likely to result in errors than the cups. Both types of syringes yielded similar results. Overall, about two-thirds of the medication mistakes involved giving kids too much ...

The medical community should be made aware of the serious potential for dosing errors in children prescribed Tamiflu (oseltamivir) oral suspension, as illustrated in the case described below. After ...

Children get sick and injured no matter how well adults protect them. It's natural to want to ease their discomfort when they're not feeling well. Acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name ...

DENVER — Pharmaceuticals company Perrigo Co. announced Friday a voluntary, nationwide recall of liquid acetaminophen for infants, noting that some packages contain a syringe that does not have proper ...

Parents may give their child too much or too little medicine when dispensing liquid medication, especially if they use a dosing cup, a new study reports. Four out of ...

Copaxone is available in two strengths: 20 milligrams (mg) per 1 milliliter (mL) of liquid solution and 40 mg/mL. The drug comes in single-dose prefilled syringes for injection under the skin. For all ...

A total of 102 people consented to participate in the study; 96 completed all 3 components. Three participants did not complete the premeasurement survey or measurement demonstration portion and were ...