Medical Terminology / Unit 15 MedTerm 0970 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Abbreviated Drug Names
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The idea
Abbreviated drug names are error-prone because one abbreviation may match several drugs, and abbreviations differ between institutions.
In practice
The recommendation is that drug names are written in full, without abbreviation.
Where people slip
A drug appearing under a generic name in one place and a brand name in another compounds the problem.
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