EC Paediatrics

Medication errors MEs are among the highest medical error; it has a direct bearing on patient safety and organization performance. An extensive literature review was done to evaluate many aspects related to this topic, as well as the importance of medication errors and its implication on patient safety had purposively appraised.

Many definitions emerged in the literature for medication errors but the simplified one is “any error occurring in the medication use process”. Medication error classified in different manners but many types of research emphasized the psychological classification which is interested in the prevention approach more than the description of errors itself.

Pediatric patients are more exposed to medication errors, and it is found that these errors are three times higher than adult patients.

Medication errors have a substantial impact on patient’s morbidity, and mortality and its implication on the patient have a vast range from no harm to severe injury or death.

Keywords: Medication Error; Pediatric; Prevention; Patient Safety

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