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 You are asked to administer a medication in ‘S‐C’ form.

 Do you get a glass of water for your patient, or an injection/infusion set?

 What would the implications be of not understanding the correct abbreviation?

Be aware that sometimes the same abbreviation is used to mean different things. For some healthcare practitioners, the abbreviation ‘s‐c’ or ‘s/c’ could be colloquially used to mean subcutaneous; but within the BNF ‘s/c’ represents sugar coated, and in MIMS ‘s‐c’ is used for sugar coated. Note here that the abbreviation is not used to represent the route of administration. It is paramount that you are aware of the formal abbreviations in use and not colloquial, historical interpretations or slang. This is explored further in Chapter 4 of this book, Medicines Management and the Role of the Healthcare Provider.