Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Unintentional Exposures to Oral Prescription Medications Among Young Children
This cross-sectional study estimates annual numbers of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations associated with unintentional use of dispensed drugs and identifies the common prescription medications involved in these events.
Authors
- Matthew Daubresse
- Tamra E. Meyer
- Rebekah Lee
- Maribeth C. Lovegrove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9627-2059)
- Andrew I. Geller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2502-0289)
- Jennifer Lind Lyles
- Amy Ho
- Amy E Seitz
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6147
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00