ISMP AND FDA CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE USE OF ERROR-PRONE ABBREVIATIONS

http://www.ismp.org/Tools/abbreviations/default.asp

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have launched anational education campaign to help eliminate one of the most common but preventable sources of medication errors—the use of ambiguous medical abbreviations.

Some abbreviations, symbols and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted and lead to mistakes that result in patient harm. The ISMP-FDA campaign seeks to promote safe practices and prevent serious and even potentially fatal mistakes when communicating medication orders.

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