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Summary Objective:The objective of the research was to find out parents' awareness of safe administration of drugs to children. 288 Methodology: The statistic group consisted of parents. A quantitative survey with a nonstandardized questionnaire was used for the research. Results: Good knowledge of parents was noted in the field of drug dosing, time of drug administration, especially in the administration of antibiotic treatment. Excellent results have been reported in the knowledge of the antipyretic drug group. They were quite sure, but the parents were not strictly adhering to the interval between doses. The same number of parents answered 4 and 6 hours for this question, which indicated that the parents were not entirely sure of the correct answer in this regard. Insufficient knowledge was also noted in the question at which temperature to administer antipyretics. More than half of the parents answered incorrectly. Statistical significance was found in our research when comparing groups with secondary education without a high school diploma and university education in knowledge about safe administration of drugs in children, and a significant difference was also found between selfemployed parents and unemployed parents. The number of children affected knowledge as well as experiences between parents. Conclusion: Parents are often forced to give medication to their children, especially when their child is ill. It is necessary to visit and cooperate with a general practitioner in order to manage the child's illness without consequences or other serious undesirable complications. Based on the findings of this research, it would be appropriate to educate parents, especially in areas that showed insufficient knowledge.