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Therapeu c Errors










              A therapeu c error occurs when a person is accidentally given/ or takes the wrong medica on , the
              wrong dose of  medica on, or the dose was given too soon following another dose.







                                                                                          The most common
                                                                                          therapeu c errors in
                                                                                          infants involve an ‐gas,

                                                                                          an ‐colic, and an ‐reflux
                                                                                          medica ons. In school
                                                                                          age children, medica ons
                                                                                          for A en on Deficit
                                                                                          Hyperac vity Disorder
                                                                                          (ADHD) result in the
                                                                                          majority of  errors.















        Therapeu c errors in people
        older than 60  years of age are

        likely higher than reported to
        the WVPC. Many people over
        60 do not realize that  poison
        centers can assist people who
        need assistance following a
        therapeu c error.















        West Virginia Poison Center Annual Report 2018                                                                                                            Page 48
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