Premature discontinuation of medications if D/C (intended to mean "discharge") has been misinterpreted as "discontinued" when followed by a list of discharge medications Use "right eye," "left eye," or "each eye" Mistaken as AD, AS, AU (right ear, left ear, each ear) Use "right ear," "left ear," or "each ear"
Mistaken as OD, OS, OU (right eye, left eye, each eye) By using and promoting safe practices and by educating one another about hazards, we can better protect our patients. However, we hope that you will consider others beyond the minimum TJC requirements. The Joint Commission (TJC) has established a National Patient Safety Goal that specifies that certain abbreviations must appear on an accredited organization's do-not-use list we have highlighted these items with a double asterisk (**). This includes internal communications, telephone/verbal prescriptions, computer-generated labels, labels for drug storage bins, medication administration records, as well as pharmacy and prescriber computer order entry screens. They should NEVER be used when communicating medical information. The abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations found in this table have been reported to ISMP through the USP-ISMP Medication Error Reporting Program as being frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors. Download: ISMP's List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
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