Prescribing habits and caregiver satisfaction with resources for dosing children: rationale for more informative dosing guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians, nurses and hospital pharmacists were surveyed to assess attitudes of hospital-based pediatric caregivers regarding the dosing of medicine to children. Our objectives were to gauge how current resources are utilized to guide the management of pediatric pharmacotherapy, assess drugs and drug classes where guidance is most critical and examine the prevalence and practice of dose adjustment in pediatric patients.

Methods

Questionnaire categories included demographics, pharmacotherapy resources, dosing adjustment and modification, and valuation of additional tools to provide improved pharmacotherapy guidance. The questionnaire was developed in collaboration with representative nurse, pharmacist and physician team members using the SurveyMonkey.com site and

SUBMITTER: Barrett JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3076266 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature