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    Dose-banding of intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam in pediatric surgical inpatients

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    Authors
    Karande, I.
    Goff, Z.
    Kewley, J.
    Mehta, S.
    Snelling, Thomas
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Karande, I. and Goff, Z. and Kewley, J. and Mehta, S. and Snelling, T. 2017. Dose-banding of intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam in pediatric surgical inpatients. Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 22 (5): pp. 364-368.
    Source Title
    Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    DOI
    10.5863/1551-6776-22.5.364
    ISSN
    1551-6776
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66541
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © Published by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group. All rights reserved. BACKGROUND Antimicrobial doses in children are often prescribed by using an individually calculated dose per weight (e.g., mg/kg) or based on body surface area. Dosing errors are the most commonly reported medication errors in children. A “dose-banding” strategy is frequently used for some over-the-counter drugs to prevent dosing errors. It could also lead to efficiencies by enabling batch preparation of intravenous (IV) medications in hospitals. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether use of dose-banding for IV piperacillin-tazobactam results in acceptable dose variation from standard practice of individualized prescription of 100 mg/kg in children. METHODS We conducted a historically controlled intervention study comparing prescriptions of IV piperacillin-tazobactam before vs. after introduction of dose-banding prescribing guidance for surgical inpatients weighing > 5 kg and < 16 years of age at the tertiary referral pediatric hospital in Western Australia. RESULTS Dose-banding of IV piperacillin-tazobactam (with a maximum of 15% departure from the recommended milligram-per-weight dose of 100 mg/kg) resulted in similar overall variation of prescribed dose in comparison to individualized milligram-per-weight (non-dose-banded) prescribing. There was a trend toward fewer prescriptions with large variance ( > 30% variation from the 100-mg/kg dose) in the dose-banded compared to the non-dose-banded group (1/140 vs. 5/105; p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Our study showed dose-banding of IV piperacillin-tazobactam resulted in acceptable variation when compared to individualized milligram-per-weight dosing in children. Prospectively designed controlled trials are warranted to determine whether dose-banding could reduce medication errors and optimize use of hospital resources. Implications for future practice could include faster batch preparation, shorter checking and dispensing time, and reduction in drug wastage.

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