Open AccessThe Accuracy of a Paediatric Dosing Device
Author(s) -
Monk Paula M,
Ball Patrick A
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the australian journal of hospital pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0310-6810
DOI - 10.1002/jppr1997274323
Subject(s) - dosing , pharmacy , suspension (topology) , glycerol , medicine , medical physics , biomedical engineering , intensive care medicine , nursing , pharmacology , mathematics , chemistry , organic chemistry , homotopy , pure mathematics
A device commonly supplied by pharmacies for measuring paediatric oral liquid medicines was examined for accuracy in the hands of different operators and with liquid medicines of different characteristics. The device provided acceptable accuracy with water, but not with glycerol or paracetamol suspension. It may not be suitable for use with viscous liquids.