[Impact of introducing assisted electronic prescription on paediatric patient safety].

Objective: There have been very few studies on the effect of assisted electronic prescription on paediatric patient safety. The objective of this study is to compare medication errors that occurred before and after its introduction in a tertiary hospital.

Material And Methods: A quasi-experimental comparative study of medication errors detected before and after assisted electronic prescription introduction.

[Use of off-label drugs in neonatal intensive care].

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of non-approved prescriptions (off-label and unlicensed) in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and to describe factors of the neonate associated with its use.

Materials And Methods: Observational prospective study in a level III NICU during a 6-month period. Every prescription was analysed using the summary of product characteristics as a reference.

Experience with levosimendan in 32 paediatric patients.

The aim of this study was to describe the off-label conditions of use for levosimendan in the paediatric population of a tertiary referral hospital. This is a retrospective observational study conducted between January 2007 and January 2014. Inclusion criteria were as follows: 100 % of paediatric patients who received intravenous perfusions of levosimendan during the study period.