Top 10 Common Medication Errors -- Drug #7 -- Ciprofloxacin
A prescription was called into the local pharmacy for ciprofloxacin suspension (200 mg via G-tube bid [10 mg/kg/dose]). After the patient received 2 doses of the medication, the parents noticed that the G-tube was clogged off. What’s the problem here?
A gastrostomy tube–dependent 5-year-old girl who weighed 20 kg presented with a 2-day history of fever and lethargy. Urine and blood samples were obtained for culture at that time. The patient was sent home without medication because the clinician thought that the patient might have a viral respiratory infection.
Two days later, the urine culture turned positive for Escherichia coli sensitive to only ciprofloxacin. The clinician thus called in a prescription to a local pharmacy for ciprofloxacin suspension (200 mg via G-tube bid [10 mg/kg/dose]). After the patient received 2 doses of the medication, the parents noticed that the G-tube was clogged off.
What’s the problem here?
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Identifying biliary atresia in primary care with Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, PhD, FAAP
Published: February 19th 2025 | Updated: February 19th 2025Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, PhD, FAAP, lead author of a clinical report recently released by the AAP on identifying infants with biliary atresia, joined to discuss the report and guidance for primary care.
