Medication use in schools

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2006 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, volume 63, pages 1,277-1,285 (issn: 1079-2082, eissn: 1535-2900,

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Authors: Philip E, Johnson; J Michael, Hayes;

doi: 10.2146/ajhp050392

pmid: 16790581

Medication use in schools

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Abstract

An estimated 5.6–5.8% of U.S. schoolchildren—nearly 13 million students—receive medication every school day.[1][1] In Florida alone, an average of 19,137 medication doses per day were administered to 405,149 children with reported health conditions during the 2003–04 school year.[2][2]

Related Organizations

University of Florida
United States
Moffitt Cancer Center
United States

Keywords

Schools, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Self Administration, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Health Care Surveys, Florida, School Nursing, Workforce, Humans, Medication Errors, Child

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