PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — In medicine, we have a very important saying that children are not just little adults.
They are not fully developed, both emotionally and physically, but it is crucial to understand that they can be quite different in one very important area: the way they metabolize medications.
The dosage of medications and safety of certain medications can vary dramatically at different points in a child's life. According to a new report in the journal Pediatrics, most medication errors made in children happen between the ages of 3 and 10.
Infants are at high risk for medication errors, but the article stresses the need to continue to be careful in later years.
Get more medical reports from Dr. Brian McDonough.
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