Over the past 5 years, several studies have been published describing how oral liquid drug dosing devices and units of measure can impact dosing accuracy. While seemingly conveying simple instructions ...

November 30, 2010 — Dosing directions and measuring devices appear to be highly inconsistent for many common children's liquid medications, according to the results of a descriptive study reported ...

An examination of 200 of the top-selling cough/cold, allergy, analgesic and gastrointestinal over-the-counter liquid medications for children finds that there have been high levels of variability and ...

In a recently released policy statement, the AAP called for the exclusive use of metric-based dosing for all liquid medications to help prevent unintended overdoses. “Each year, more than 70,000 ...

Some 70,000 children are seen in emergency departments each year in the United States as a result of unintentional medication overdoses, sparking a push by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to ...

Sept. 24 -- THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors warn that parents across the country could give the wrong dose of Tamiflu to their children as treatment for the H1N1 swine flu because the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Confusing directions on liquid suspensions of the antiviral drug Tamiflu ...

We've all done it. The bottle of Pepto-Bismol says to take two tablespoons, so you grab the nearest spoon from the silverware drawer and drink down two of those. It's probably pretty close, right?

Basaglar (insulin glargine) is a brand-name drug that’s used to help manage blood sugar levels in certain people. The drug comes as a liquid solution that’s injected under your skin. It’s usually ...