The Joint Commission "Do Not Use" List

Abbreviations, symbols and dose designations The Joint Commission prohibits in all orders, preprinted forms and medication-related documentation, handwritten or electronic (Standard IM.02.02.01, elements of performance 2 and 3; first issued in 2004). Each one has been misread in a way that caused medication errors. Three antiretroviral abbreviations from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) List of Error-Prone Abbreviations are included as additions and marked as such; they are not on the Joint Commission's list.