Liquid Medication Dosing Error amongst Parents Caregivers at Outpatient Clinic

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) based educational intervention to improve liquid medication measuring ability parents/ caregivers. Simultaneously, assess parents’ by dosing instrument type, and identify association various factors with errors. Materials Methods: A multi-centric, randomized controlled interventional study conducted at 2 pediatric clinics in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Primary caregivers who would be giving patient (1 year 12 years) were an alternative manner into control (without education) group (education PILs), asked measure a dose 5 mL using 3 devices: cup, oral dropper calibrated spoon. Measured doses categorized as accurate (<10% deviation), acceptable (10%-20% deviation) inaccurate (>20% deviation). Results: Total 164 parents/caregivers enrolled randomized; 82 each group. Overall, 65.8% 79.2% measured group, respectively (p=0.0018). The range (mL) was higher than that About instruments, maximum number participants spoon (10.9%), cup. Additionally, likelihood making errors not associated instruments used, gender, age education level participants. Conclusion: provided helped their ability. Participants’ better while cup compared use Keywords: Pediatric, Oral medication, Parent’s error, Medication education.