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The Joint Commission Official ?Do Not Use? List* of Abbreviations ABBREVIATION PREFERRED TERM U (unit) IU (international unit) Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily) Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d. qod (every other day) Trailing zero (X.0?mg)? Lack of leading zero (.X mg) MS MSO4 and MgSO4 Write ?unit? Write ?international unit? Write ?daily? Write ?every other day? Write ?X mg? Write ?0.X mg? Write ?morphine sulfate? Write ?magnesium sulfate? Additional Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols (for possible future inclusion in the Official ?Do Not Use? List) > (greater than) < (less than) Abbreviations for drug names Apothecary units @ cc µg Write ?greater than? Write ?less than? Write drug names in full Use metric units Write ?at? Write ?mL? Write ?mcg? or ?micrograms? In 2004, The Joint Commission created its ?do not use? list of abbreviations as part of the requirements for meeting a National Patient Safety Goal. In 2010, NPSG.02