Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations should NOT be used on a prescription due to the possibility of a prescription error?

tab
OU
bid
ac


OU

Rationale: The pharmacy abbreviation "OU" should not be used on a prescription due to the possibility of a prescription error. It can be mistaken for "OS" and "OD", meaning that an eye medication could be instilled either the right or left eye, and not both eyes, as was intended. It also can be mistaken for a quantity of units of medication that could be incorrect.

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