MgSO4
Magnesium sulfate
What MgSO4 stands for
MgSO4 is a medical abbreviation for magnesium sulfate. TermDecode files it under medication abbreviations.
Risk
ISMP and Joint Commission list MgSO4 as error-prone/prohibited: magnesium sulfate may be mistaken as morphine sulfate.
Safer Alternative
Write "magnesium sulfate"
Seen in context
MgSO4 confused with MSO4
Sources
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