Study: Medication Format Related to Errors

Nursing home residents who are given medication in a liquid form are four times more likely to be given an improper dosage than those who are given pills or tablets, a new study found.

The study noted that the improper dosages were often associated with not shaking the liquid suspensions thoroughly enough. Conversely, administering pills or tablets resulted in fewer errors because they are dispensed using a monitored dosing systems, which cannot be used with liquid medications.

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