Safe medication for every newborn and every child: focus on risk and system strategy
10.3760/cma.j.cn114015-20250801-00408
- VernacularTitle:让每个新生儿和儿童都享有安全用药：聚焦风险与系统策略
- Author:
Ran WEI
1
;
Ying ZHOU
Author Information
1. 北京大学第一医院药剂科，北京 100034
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infant, newborn;
Child;
Medication errors;
Adverse drug reactions;
Off-label drug use;
Home care;
Medication safety
- From:
Adverse Drug Reactions Journal
2025;27(9):525-529
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2025 is "Safe care for every newborn and every child", and the slogan is "Patient safety from the start!", highlighting the importance of safe care for children. Medication safety for children is the core aspect. Around this theme, the article systematically discusses the key issues that affect the medication safety of newborns and children, including the risk of fetal drug exposure in early life, prevention of medication errors and adverse drug reactions in children in medical institutions, accidental drug poisoning and treatment compliance challenges in children at home. It also deeply analyzes the medication risks arising from the physiological characteristics of children, as well as the progress and shortcomings of current policies and monitoring systems. Finally, this article proposes multidimensional systematic optimization strategies such as strengthening the monitoring and early warning, deepening the professional education, promoting the tool research and development, and improving the policy frameworks, in order to assist the systematic improvement of children′s medication safety practices in China.
