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🎙Great to have a chat about medications and prescribing in children with @Sumiah4444

For those of you in #Paediatric training check out @RCPCHtweets #Progress domain 7

rcpch.ac.uk/education-care…

Here are few more of the resources we mention in the podcast.

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https://twitter.com/2_paeds/status/1381164144557195266

This is KidzMed, an award winning programme developed for members of the multidisciplinary team to teach children and young people how to swallow pills from @GreatNorthCH

Even quite young children can do it!

e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/kid…

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The manual for prescribing is @BNfc which is a fantastic resource
bnfc.nice.org.uk

Initial chapters describe key prescribing rules

The Medicines Guidance section includes prescribing in certain situations and body surface area tables if your med is prescribed by SA

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The Druggle... Our medications safety huddle, spread widely & started at @WestHertsNHS for @RCPCHtweets #SituationAwareness project published in @bmj_latest column:

6️⃣0️⃣ Seconds on...The #Druggle
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More on the #Druggle here adc.bmj.com/content/101/Su…

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Medications Safety Huddles are not new but we’ll lay claim to the name!

@anu63189690 @zahidapremji

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Check out Medicines for Children @MedsForChildren which contains loads of Info and leaflets about medications
and practical and reassuring advice to empower parents/carers to give medicines correctly and with confidence to their children.

medicinesforchildren.org.uk

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Finally our top prescribing tips!

1️⃣ Check age & weight
2️⃣ Write “micrograms” in full, not “mcg” abbreviated
3️⃣ Avoid unnecessary decimals
4️⃣ Don’t prescribe in mLs
5️⃣ Use approved drug names

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6️⃣ Check BNFc
7️⃣ You are accountable for what you prescribe
8️⃣Use ideal body and check max dose for age
9️⃣ If writing make it legible
🔟 Ensure you are not distracted / interrupted while prescribing

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soundcloud.app.goo.gl/X9neggH7tpJDQL…

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