Category: Dosage calculation

Medication errors are three times more likely to occur in pediatric populations due to calculation and rounding mistakes. A solid grasp of **what are the rounding rules for medications** is therefore essential for all healthcare providers to ensure accurate dosage and patient safety.

Over 75% of pediatric prescriptions in North America and Europe have historically been considered "off-label" due to the scarcity of pediatric-specific research. A common and straightforward tool used to estimate a child's medication dosage from an adult dose is **Clark's rule**, which bases the calculation on the child's weight. This practice helps in the process of preventing potentially dangerous dosing errors in children, whose bodies process drugs differently than adults.