Pediatric Weight Based Medication Code Sheets

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Caitlin Wells
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Pediatric Weight Based Medication Code Sheets

We recently received some feedback from a provider on our pediatric weight-based medication code sheets and how we have multiple epinephrine formulations and dosing listed in sequence which may be unsafe and lead to errors. I attached a snapshot.

We have been brainstorming ways of making this safer including categorizing medications by indication or moving the epinephrine drip and epinephrine ET dosing to the bottom but have gotten mixed feedback on this from nursing and pharmacists.

How do other organizations organize the medications on their pediatric code sheet? Can anyone share examples of theirs?
Thanks!

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