Conclusion
This study demonstrates the outcome of a pediatric
weight-based dosing procedure in an academic medical center
outpatient pharmacy by reducing prescribing errors in the
pediatric population. This study also highlights the success of
pharmacist intervention, as recommendations were accepted
by the prescriber 50% of the time. The weight-based dosing
procedure can be adopted by any outpatient pharmacy, and it
may proactively help to reduce medication errors for children.
Additional studies are warranted in this field to define the
potential impact of the pediatric weight-based dosing procedure
on prescribing errors and to identify specific pediatric
subpopulations at the greatest risk for harm.