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When medication errors occur, paediatric patients have a higher risk of death than adults due to the fact that most drugs are developed in concentrations for adults, necessitating often complex weight‐based calculations for paediatric doses and dilutions. Many drugs are not licensed for use in children. The gastric pH of children only reaches the same level as that of adults when they reach two to three years of age. The British National Formulary (BNF) classifies children into four groups:

 Neonates (up to one month)

 Infants (up to one year)

 One to six years of age

 6–12 years of age