Dual Verification in Pediatric Patients

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Zachary Hodges
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Dual Verification in Pediatric Patients

One of our pediatric pharmacists has floated the idea of requiring dual pharmacist verification of pediatric orders. We are not a pediatric hospital, but do have a robust NICU, PICU, Peds, and Pediatric ED.

I can't really find any best practices regarding this topic, but I would like to get a feel for other institutions on whether double pharmacist verification is required for Peds patients.

Thank you!

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