ZnSO4: Zinc sulfate | TermDecode

Safety

What ZnSO4 stands for

ZnSO4 is a medical abbreviation for zinc sulfate. TermDecode files it under medication abbreviations.

MedicationFlagged high riskSourced

Risk

ISMP lists ZnSO4 as error-prone: zinc sulfate may be mistaken as morphine sulfate.

Safer Alternative

Write "zinc sulfate"

Seen in context

ZnSO4 mistaken as morphine sulfate

Sources

The risk description and safer alternative above are reproduced from these published lists.

https://online.ecri.org/hubfs/ISMP/Resources/ISMP_ErrorProneAbbreviation_List.pdf

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