tac
Triamcinolone or tacrolimus
What tac stands for
tac is a medical abbreviation for triamcinolone or tacrolimus. TermDecode files it under medication abbreviations.
Risk
ISMP lists TAC/tac as error-prone: triamcinolone and tacrolimus may be confused with each other or with other TAC drug/regimen meanings.
Safer Alternative
Write the complete drug name
Seen in context
tac confused with tacrolimus or triamcinolone
Sources
The risk description and safer alternative above are reproduced from these published lists.
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