Results: This study demonstrated the impact of a dose checking procedure and pharmacist
interventions on pediatric prescriptions. Initial results show that 3% of all pediatric prescriptions
required a pharmacist intervention. Of these prescriptions, 50% resulted in a change
to the original prescription.
Conclusion: Weight-based dose checking in a pediatric outpatient pharmacy proactively prevents
potential adverse events among the pediatric population. Despite this study's limitations,
we believe that a pediatric dose checking procedure in community pharmacies will
reduce adverse events. Further study is warranted in this field.