Clarify Rxs that Don't Specify a Dosage Form
Another error will put more focus on preventing dosage form mishaps.
Recently a child was switched from posaconazole SUSPENSION twice daily to delayed-release TABLETS...at the same dose.
But posaconazole blood levels are about FOUR times higher with the tabs than the liquid...so doses with the tabs are usually lower.
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