Children are at risk of serious medication errors from electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) systems, despite the belief that they are safer than traditional prescribing practices ...

Amid rising diagnoses, a growing number of kids are getting prescriptions for ADHD medications — but the administered doses aren’t always accurate. Medication ...

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We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Researchers uncovered 87,691 cases of ADHD medication ...

After Kentucky pharmacy workers dispensed compounded medications to three children, they were all hospitalized. The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is investigating the ...

New research suggests that medication errors are fairly common among pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma. Among 131 children taking nearly 1670 medications, researchers identified more than ...

In 2021 alone, 5,235 medication errors were reported, equalling one child every 100 minutes. The overall trend was driven by males, accounting for 76% of the medication errors and by the 6-12-year-old ...

We can all agree that accidents happen. It's just part of life. However, we have to be careful to ensure that our mistakes don’t become so big that they harm others. One school nurse made a major ...

You need to discuss ADHD medication in a way that’s appropriate for your child’s age and developmental level. For a young child, choose simple language. Think about using phrases your child already ...

For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated. After all, an ...

Researchers investigated the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital ADHD medication errors among people younger than 20 years old reported to U.S. poison ...