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.

Corresponding Author: Tamra Meyer, PhD, MPH, US Food and Drug Administration CDER/OSE/OPE/DEPI-II, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, WO22 Room 2402, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 (tamra.meyer@fda.hhs.gov).

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