Effectiveness of Education Programs About Oral Antibiotic Suspensions in Pediatric Outpatient Services

Abstract

This study demonstrated that when compared to reading a package insert or education sheet, a pharmacist's verbal education with photographic education materials was significantly more effective and time-saving in providing caregivers with the correct knowledge of oral antibiotic suspensions in pediatrics.

Using pictograms to assist caregivers in liquid medication administration: a systematic review

“…A total of 11 original studies that introduced new interventions to assist caregivers in administration of liquid medications were retained for full review. Five experimental studies met the inclusion criteria (Table ) . Of studies excluded, two did not assess the impact of pictographic interventions on caregivers, two used marked syringes, one used colour coding, and one used text‐only pamphlets …”

“…The majority of included studies were published in the last 10 years . Aside from one study published in the early 1990s, there were no publications that pre‐dated 2008.…”

“…Aside from one study published in the early 1990s, there were no publications that pre‐dated 2008. Two studies were undertaken in the United States, followed by one each from Kenya, Taiwan and Egypt . Four studies involved caregivers who presented to hospitals, whereas one was designed as a community‐based study .…”

Evaluation of frequency of paediatric oral liquid medication dosing errors by caregivers: amoxicillin and josamycin

“…The impact of the pharmacist has been demonstrated in several studies; an interview with a pharmacist combined with giving out a leaflet reminding users about the reconstitution of an oral suspension appears to prevent many errors compared to handing out these forms or the product leaflets alone 31. The pharmacist must also be vigilant in looking for inconsistencies between prescription units and units on the medical device and make the necessary conversions to avoid errors.…”

Devices for oral and respiratory paediatric medicines: What do healthcare professionals think?

“…Caregiver training and counselling on correct oral administration device use reduces dosing errors and improves dosing accuracy (Yin et al, 2008;Hu et al, 2013), especially when used in combination with patient information leaflets (PILs). Training and regular repeated checks on correct inhaler technique and adherence is vital to reduce errors (Crompton et al, 2006;Lavorini et al, 2008;Pedersen et al, 2010;Laube et al, 2011).…”