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FDA Advise-ERR: avoid using the error-prone abbreviation, TPA.

FDA Advise-ERR: avoid using the error-prone abbreviation, TPA. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 24, 2015;20:1,4-5.

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October 14, 2015

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 24, 2015;20:1,4-5.

Describing incidents involving abbreviation confusion for ACTIVASE (alteplase) and TNKASE (tenecteplase) that resulted in wrong-drug errors, this newsletter article recommends ways to prevent such errors, including avoiding use of abbreviations and removing certain abbreviations from standardized order sets.

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FDA Advise-ERR: avoid using the error-prone abbreviation, TPA. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 24, 2015;20:1,4-5.