Medication Safety and Quality Assurance
Which abbreviation is included on the ISMP 'Do Not Use' list because it can be misinterpreted as 'IV' or the number 10, leading to serious dosing errors?
- AIU
- BQD
- CMS
- DQOD
Not B. QD is error-prone because it can be misread as QID, not as IV or 10.
A is right. IU, for international units, can be misread as IV (intravenous) or the number 10, so the word units should be written out.
