Introduction Abbreviations can cause big errors which would be otherwise avoided. Eliminating abbreviations would reduce cases of misinterpretations and avoid ‘confirmation bias’ whereby practitioners see the information they expect rather than seeing what is actually there which might contradict what they expect. It will also make matters clear without having to explain anything further. One abbreviation from one medical practitioner can be misinterpreted by different people under him and this will lead to a chain of errors that may not be reversible. It is evident that even the most proficient health officer usually has problems with the abbreviations that have been written by the fellow colleagues. This in turn usually result to wrong diagnosis of the disease that is being targeted upon. An example is when a nurse misinterprets an abbreviation in a prescription; this may lead to her administering the wrong medication which may lead to patient harm or even death. Eliminating abbreviation will also make facts clear to no professional such that even a layman would understand the details of a prescription and not make a mistake when taking medication. Eliminating abbreviations would reduce the cases of confusing drug names that may have the same abbreviations. It will also improve communication throughout the medication use process-prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administration. in most case the health practitioners usually give prescription to the patient who in turn might end up confusing the type of the drug that they have been prescribed basing on it abbreviations. The focus has to be laid on the safety of the client. This has to be centered on the immense use of the abbreviation in that the some uses are usually irrelevant and confusing to both the practitioners and the patients. The main aim of the abbreviation should be centered in the provision of an appropriate shortcut at that complication of the initial intended needs On the other hand some medicinal drugs can be abused to produce a resulting effect to the person who is using it therefore abbreviations have to be used to prevent the occurrence of such situation through bringing confusion. Rules and regulations Yes, written policies should be developed for abbreviations. The basis of these policies will sound as a firm aspect which will be able to minimize the confusion brought about by the abbreviations. When the policies are made, they will ensure that stringent measures are put in place such that the use of the abbreviations are correctly made and their application are fostered to the required entailment. The policies should include rules and regulations that govern the use of abbreviations such as: a list of unacceptable abbreviations that should be shared by all the practitioners. This should be attached to some penalty such as if an intolerable acronym is used, the recommendation order ought to be established by the health practitioners before being given. This will help the person prescribing the drugs to avoid using the dangerous abbreviations since they would not want to be going over the same thing again and again. Of the many cease that have been attributed to the prescription and the usage of abbreviation, those