1 in 15 Children Victim of Medication Error
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are harmed every year by medication errors made at the hospital, but it’s not just adults who face the brunt of the problem. A new study finds the issue is widespread among children.
The number is alarming: one out of every 15 children is the victim of a medication mix-up at the hospital, according to a new study in the journal “Pediatrics.”
“This is the first publication that indicated that it’s that level of harm,”
Dr. Charles Homer