Analysis reveals high rates of antibiotic adverse drug events in children, suggesting improvement opportunities for safety.
This study analyzed US emergency department (ED) visits for antibiotic adverse drug events (ADEs) in children. Antibiotics were implicated in over one-third of pediatric ADE visits during 2019-2023, an estimated average of 47 628 ED visits annually and 73 095 in 2023. Antibiotics remain a high yield target for pediatric ADE prevention.
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