Problem: ISMP has repeatedly stressed the importance of never using parenteral syringes to prepare or administer small volumes of oral/enteral products; instead, an oral syringe should always be used.

A recent report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that despite past warnings, serious medical errors continue to occur when parenteral syringes are used to administer oral ...

Background: Previous studies have found that teaspoons are commonly used to administer liquid medications to children. The capacity of household teaspoons ranges from 1.5 mL to 9 mL, potentially ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Yin and colleagues conducted a multisite, randomized, controlled, 17-month experiment at three urban pediatric ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global oral syringes market size is expected to reach USD 868.6 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 4.2%, according to a new report by Grand View ...

Ivyland, PA, Fall 2016 – Dispensing oral narcotics and medications of abusive potentiality requires stringent controls. Medications must be rigidly accounted for and protected throughout the hospital ...

Doctors are urging parents to ditch the spoon in favor of an oral syringe to measure medicine for young children, arguing that using spoons often leads to giving too little — or worse — too much of a ...

A spoonful of sugar might help the medicine go down, but research suggests a spoon is a lousy way to measure out that medicine. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Food and Drug ...

Medi-Dose, Inc. / EPS, Inc. has released new styles of oral syringes with metric-only markings. There are eight sizes, ranging from 0.5 ml to 60 ml, that are immediately available. Syringes are ...