Abbreviations: Do not use list

Question 1

U (unit)

use instead:

Answer 1

mistaken for “0” (zero), the number “4” or “cc”

use instead: write unit

Question 2

IU (internation unit)

Use instead:

Answer 2

mistaken for IV (intravenous)

use instead: write “international unit”

Question 3

Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily)
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d. qod (every other day)
use instead:

Answer 3

mistaken for each other
Period after the Q mistaken for “I” and the “0” mistaken for “I”
use instead: write “daily” or “every other day”

Question 4

Trailing zero (X.0 mg)
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Answer 4

decimal point is missed

use instead: write “X mg”

Question 5

MS
MSO4 and Mg SO4
use instead:

Answer 5

Can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate
Confused for one another
use instead: write “morphine sulfate” or “magnesium sulfate”