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Pharm Chapter 1
Confusing Acronyms, Symbols, Abbreviations, Do not use list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| U | write "unit" |
| IU | write "International Unit" |
| Q.D., QD, q.d. | write "daily" |
| Q.O.D., QOD, qod, q.o.d. | write "every other day" |
| trailing zero (X.0 mg) | write "X mg" |
| lacking leading zero (.X mg) | write "0.X mg" |
| MS | write "morphine sulfate" |
| MSO4 and MgSO4 | write "magnesium sulfate" |
| > | write "greater than" |
| < | write "less than" |
| abbreviations for drugs | write drugs full name |
| Apothecary units | use metric units |
| @ | use "at" |
| cc | write "ml" or "milliliters" |