ABBREVIATIONS-1

ABBREVIATIONS	INTENDED MEANING	MISINTERPRETATION
APAP	Acetaminophen	Not recognized as acetaminophen
Ara a	Vidarabine	Mistaken as cytarabine (ARA C]
AZT	Zidovudine (Retrovir)	Mistaken as azathioprine or aztreonam
CPZ	Compazine	Mistaken as chlorpromazine
DPT	Demerol-Phenergan	Mistaken as diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine)
DT0	Diluted Tincture Of Opium, Or Deodorized Tincture Of Opium	Mistaken as tincture of opium
HCI	Hydrochloric Acid Or Hydrochloride	Mistaken as potassium chloride (The“H" is misinterpreted as ”K")
HCT	Hydrocortisone	Mistaken as hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ	Hydrochlorothiazide	Mistaken as hydrocortisone (seen as HCT250MG)
MgSO4"	Magnesium Sulfate	Mistaken as morphine sulfate
MS, MSO4"	Morphine Sulfate	Mistaken as magnesium sulfate
IYITX	Methotrexate	Mistaken as mitoxantrone
PCA	Procainamide	Mistaken as patient-controlled analgesia
PTU	Propylthiouracil	Mistaken as mercaptopurine
T3	Tylenol With Codeine No. 3	Mistaken as liothyronine
TAC	Triamcinolone	Mistaken as tetracaine, Adrenaline, cocaine
TNK	TNKase	Mistaken as "TPA"
ZnS04	Zinc Sulfate	Mistaken as morphine sulfate
"Nitro” drip	Nitroglycerin Infusion	Mistaken as sodium nitroprusside infusion
“IV Vanc"	Intravenous Vancomycin	Mistaken as Invanz