Rx Writing for Peds Flashcards
why is it important to know how to write prescription for pediatric pts?
- difference in ped vs adult prescriptions (i.e. dosage and formulations)
- medication errors (i.e. smaller margin of safety, long term effects of overdose)
pediatric adverse drug events (ADE) are how many times more common and are more likely to be harmful?
3x
what different about writing a rx for child vs adult?
children have…
- smaller differences b/w therapeutic and toxic drug levels
- less physiologic reserves to buffer medication erros
- less developed communication skills to recognize or alert caregivers to ADE
what are 2 common medications involved in wrong-weight med error reports?
- acetominophen
2. ibuprofen
what are the 2 common types of errors involving wrong weight?
- confusion b/w lbs and kgs
2. calculation error
max dose lidocaine
4.4 mg/kg
max dose articaine
7 mg/kg
how many ml are carpules?
1.7 ml
schedule I drug
no currently accepted medical use in US, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision and a high potential for abuse
schedule II drug
high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence
schedule III drug
potential for abuse less than substances in schedules I or II and abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
schedule IV drug
low potential for abuse relative to substances in schedule III
schedule V drug
low potential for abuse relative to substancesl isted i nshcedule IV and consist primarily of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics
can nation provider identifier be used for non-controlled substances rx?
yes
T/F: if there is an option b/w more or few times per day, choose fewer
true
