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Unapproved
Abbreviations: “Do Not Use List”
The
following abbreviations are not to be used on orders or
medication-related
documents:
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DO NOT
USE |
Preferred
Term |
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U or IU
|
Write
“unit” or “International Unit” |
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Q.D. |
Write
“daily” or “every day” |
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Q.O.D. |
Write
“every other day” |
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MS or
MSO4 |
Write
“Morphine Sulfate” |
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MgSO4 |
Write
“Magnesium sulfate” |
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Trailing zero (4.0
mg) |
Eliminate
the zero after the decimal point |
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Lack of a leading
zero (.4 mg)
|
Use
a zero before the decimal point when the dose is less than a
whole unit |
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