On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. The organization’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways Prescription abbreviations like "qd," "hs," or "bid" are important to know because they are often used in medication instructions.Your ...

You walk out of a doctor's clinic clutching a white sheet of paper that looks like a secret code. The pharmacist squints, nods like a detective who's cracked the Da Vinci code, and hands you a bag ...