Onome T Abiri, Alex Ninka, Joshua Coker, Fawzi Thomas, Isaac O Smalle, Sulaiman Lakoh, Foday Umaro Turay, James Komeh, Mohamed Sesay, Joseph Sam Kanu, Ayeshatu M Mustapha, Nellie V T Bell, Thomas Ansumus Conteh, Sarah Kadijatu Conteh, Alhaji Alusine Jalloh, James B W Russell, Noah Sesay, Mohamed Bawoh, Mohamed Samai, Michael Lahai
BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients are prone to medicine-related problems like medication errors (MEs), which can potentially cause harm. Yet, this has not been studied in this population in Sierra Leone. Therefore, this study investigated the prevalence and nature of MEs, including potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs), in pediatric patients. METHODS: The study was conducted in three hospitals among pediatric patients in Freetown and consisted of two phases. Phase one was a cross-sectional retrospective review of prescriptions for completeness and accuracy based on the global accuracy score against standard prescription writing guidelines...
2024: Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics