Is 200,000 errors a year a EPIDEMIC ?

KID MEDICATION

Every 8 Minutes, A Child Experiences A Medication Error

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/medication-errors-childre_n_6003902.html

from the article:

Though the majority of the incidents were not life-threatening, medication errors nonetheless represent a major public health concern in the United States, affecting more than 200,000 children annually — roughly 30 percent of whom are 6 or younger.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from PHARMACIST STEVE

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading