Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8233

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Publication type: Journal Article

Cohen MR.
Call for an end to unsafe abbreviations in journal ads
Hospital Pharmacy 1997 Jun; 32:835-836

Abstract:

The use of unsafe abbreviations for dosage units and dosage schedules in journal advertisements of drugs that are subsequently used in prescriptions where they may be misinterpreted or misread is very briefly discussed.