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medication labels.

can anyone tell me what these abbreviations on medication labels mean.
SR means slow release
MR
XL
LA
These i don,t know. thankyou. scopequeen.

POM is prescription only. what is
Ps and GSLs again to do with medication.

Hi Scopequeen

Alarm bells ringing here - be careful with this.

Abbreviations can be very dangerous and are a significant cause of harm to patients. You should have a local policy that specifies what is permitted and their meaning. Or look for a copy of the British National Forumularly to see what is allowed.

For example look here...

http://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/home-page/for-staff/a-z-departments/pharmacy/dr...
Tom
NVQweb Coordinator