These drug name abbreviations should never be used when communicating medical information; complete drug names should be used. This includes internal communications; verbal, ...

WHO’s new priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria looks beyond the scourge of tuberculosis. By Marie-Paule Kieny March 13, 2017. Reprints. A doctor examines the X-rays of a tuberculosis ...

In 2002, The Joint Commission’s board of commissioners approved a National Patient Safety Goal requiring its accredited organizations to develop and implement a list of abbreviations not to use. In ...

U.N. issues list of 12 most worrying drug-resistant bacteria. February 27, 2017 / 12:19 PM EST / AP 15 superbugs and other scary diseases 15 photos.

The list was drawn up in a bid to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics, as part of WHO’s efforts to address growing resistance among bacteria to medicines currently in use.