The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows.
The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children's ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents to crush up pills of the drugs intended for adults in order to treat their children.
Last fall, hospitals across the country were overwhelmed with really sick children as a particularly virulent strain of influenza circulated alongside respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. COVID-19 further complicated matters for children. "Children weren't coming into hospital more often for these drug dosing errors, but that doesn't mean no harm was done," Zipursky said.
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