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unsafe ways to write prescriptions and corrections
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| U instead of Units | Unsafe : might be interpreted as cc, 4, 6, or 0 |
| Writing 'International Unit' instead of 'IU' | Safe |
| Trailing zero (1.0) | Unsafe: might be interpreted as '10' |
| Writing 1 mg instead of 1.0 mg | Safe |
| Lack of leading zero (.5) | Unsafe: might be interpreted resulting in overdose of medication |
| Writing 0.5mg instead of .5mg | Safe |
| Greek letter "u" used to indicate 'micro' | Unsafe: might be misread as 'mg' or 'units' |
| Writing 'MSO4, ; 'MgSO4' ; 'MS' | Unsafe: Can be misinterpreted as Magnesium Sulfate or Morphine, interchangeably |
| Writing 'QD' or 'QOD' | Unsafe: Can be misread as 'qid' |
| Writing out 'Magnesium Sulfate' or 'Morphine' | Safe |
| Abbreviations for chemotherapy treatment | Unsafe: can me misinterpreted for other drugs including other chemotherapy |
| Archaic abbreviations for ear and eye routes used( e.g. 'au, as, ad, od, os, ou') | Unsafe: many practitioners are unfamiliar with the designations and it leads to wildly incorrect administration errors |
| Writing out the words 'eye' and 'ear' | Safe |
| Spelling out the words 'left', 'right', and 'both | Safe |
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