Warning on Medication Mix-Ups for Kids

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 04/10/2008 - 23:04

CHICAGO (AP) -- A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued Friday by the group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, a number far higher than earlier estimates....


 

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