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Ibuprofen dosing measurement accuracy using infants' versus children's ibuprofen: a randomized crossover comparison
CONCLUSION: Dosage errors using infants' ibuprofen were significantly higher than the children's ibuprofen. This suggests that removing the infant form from consumer availability may help reduce dosing errors when administering ibuprofen to pediatric patients.IMPACT: Pediatric misdosing is a significant problem with over-the-counter medications, such as ibuprofen. A previous study found that 51% of patients under the age of 10 were inaccurately dosed with antipyretic medication, including ibuprofen, with an increased incidence in infants. We found significantly more dosing errors with the infant concentration (200 mg/5 mL)...
Source: Pediatric Research - March 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Emily R Leibovitch Alyssa S Fujiwara Ian K H Chun Nathaniel C Villanueva Loren G Yamamoto Source Type: research