Issue 4
Reaffirming the “Do Not Use: Dangerous Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations” List
This bulletin presents ISMP’s analysis and decision to reaffirm the Do Not Use: Dangerous Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations List.
Key Words:
- Error-prone acronyms
- Symbols
- Dose designations
- Transitions of care
- Individual Practitioner Reporting (IPR)
- Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting (CPhIR)
- Consumer Reporting
- National System for Incident Reporting† (NSIR)
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘀:
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