Abstract from Current Literature

Communicating Doses of Pediatric Liquid Medicines to Parents/Caregivers: A Comparison of Written Dosing Directions on Prescriptions with Labels Applied by Dispensed Pharmacy S Rita, B Leona, Ed Kuffner, D Lisa Received 1 March 2013; received in revised form 3 October 2013; accepted 5 November 2013. published online 23 December 2013. Objective: To identify and compare volumetric measures used by healthcare providers in communicating dosing instructions for pediatric liquid prescriptions to parents/caregivers.

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