Table 5.

List of medication errors identified

Patient initials	Age, years	Weight, kg	Daily dose of ACT administered	Total dose administered	Recommended dose of artemisinin-based antimalarial treatment	Total recommended dose	Absolute difference = total dose administered − total recommended dose(% dose difference from recommended dose)
NR	21	53.0	120 mg intravenous artesunate	120 mg	127.2 mg intravenous artesunate (2.4 mg/kg)	127.2 mg	7.2 mg intravenous artesunate (6% less)
KF	25	55.0	120 mg intravenous artesunate	120 mg	132.0 mg intravenous artesunate (2.4 mg/kg)	132.0 mg	12.0 mg intravenous artesunate (9% less)
MF	24	60.0	120 mg intravenous artesunate	120 mg	144.0 mg intravenous artesunate (2.4 mg/kg)	144.0 mg	24 mg intravenous artesunate (17% less)
AM	06	20.0	Three tablets twice daily (60 mg artemether/360 mg lumefantrine)	360 mg artemether/2160 mg lumefantrine	Two tablets twice daily (weight 15–24 kg, 3–7 years)	240 mg artemether/1440 mg lumefantrine	120 mg artemether/720 mg Lumefantrine (50% more)
NRH	03	14.2	Two tablets twice daily (40 mg artemether/240 mg lumefantrine)	240 mg artemether/1440 mg lumefantrine	One tablet twice daily (weight 5–14 kg, 4 months–3 years)	120 mg artemether/720 mg lumefantrine	120 mg artemether/720 mg lumefantrine (100% more)
NF	06	19.0	Three tablets twice daily (60 mg artemether/360 mg lumefantrine)	360 mg artemether/2160 mg lumefantrine	Two tablets twice daily (weight 15–24 kg, 3–7 years)	240 mg artemether/1440 mg lumefantrine	120 mg artemether/720 mg lumefantrine (50% more)
MV	09	27.0	Two tablets twice daily (40 mg artemether/240 mg lumefantrine)	240 mg artemether/1440 mg lumefantrine	Three tablets twice daily (weight 25–34 kg, 7–12 years)	360 mg artemether/2160 mg lumefantrine	120 mg artemether/720 mg lumefantrine (50% less)