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Characteristics of Pediatric Chemotherapy Medication Errors in a National Error Reporting Database Michael L. Rinke, MD1 Andrew D. Shore, PhD2 Laura Morlock, PhD2 Rodney W. Hicks, PhD(c), ARNP3 Marlene R. Miller, MD, MSc1,2,4 1
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 2
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. 3
Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville, Maryland. 4
Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
BACKGROUND. Little is known regarding chemotherapy medication errors in pediatrics despite studies suggesting high rates of overall pediatric medication errors. In this study, the authors examined patterns in pediatric chemotherapy errors.
METHODS. The authors queried the United States Pharmacopeia MEDMARX database, a national, voluntary, Internet-accessible error reporting system, for all error reports from 1999 through 2004 that involved chemotherapy medications and patients aged
