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. 2013 Jun 28;21(e1):e43–e49. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001793

Table 4.

Dosing rule match over the pediatric lifetime (0–18 years) by dosing parameter and medication group and dosing parameter

# Matching/total days Match rate (%)
Dosing parameter
 Total daily dose 3283/6570 50.0
 Single dose minimum 2972/6570 45.2
 Single dose maximum 3248/6570 49.4
 Daily frequency minimum 5393/6570 82.1
 Daily frequency maximum 4541/6570 69.1
Mean match rates of all dosing parameters 59.2
Medication group/dosing parameter
Common medications
 Total daily dose 4600/6570 70.0
 Single dose minimum 2460/6570 37.5
 Single dose maximum 3600/6570 54.8
 Daily frequency minimum 5184/6570 78.9
 Daily frequency maximum 5482/6570 83.4
Mean match rate of common medications 64.9
Most alerted medications
 Total daily dose 3176/6570 48.4
 Single dose minimum 3002/6570 45.7
 Single dose maximum 3568/6570 54.3
 Daily frequency minimum 5039/6570 76.7
 Daily frequency maximum 4600/6570 70.0
Mean match rate of most alerted medications 59.0
Medications with highest override rates
 Total daily dose 2738/6570 41.7
 Single dose minimum 3229/6570 49.2
 Single dose maximum 2421/6570 36.9
 Daily frequency minimum 4648/6570 70.8
 Daily frequency maximum 3543/6570 53.9
Mean match rate of medications with most alert overrides 50.5