Warning over ‘unacceptable’ medicines abbreviations


Pharmacists encouraged to seek clarification whenever there is uncertainty over “potentially dangerous” abbreviations Wherever possible, all medicines information should be presented in full with no abbreviation, according to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in a new missive. “Potentially dangerous” abbreviations and dose expressions are a recognised major cause of medication

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