The risk of drug administration errors is high in infants for a range of reasons, including different types of errors and reduced compensatory ability. The majority of prescriptions for infants are for off-label and unlicensed medications, which are more often associated with medication errors and potential adverse drug events.

Van der Sijs H., Helder, O., Tissières, P., Mader, S., Thiele, N. & Perapoch, J. (2018). Prevention of medication errors in NICU patients. En VVAA. European Standards of Care for Newborn Health. EFCNI 2018

Disponible en: newborn-health-standards.org