ZnSO4

Medical abbreviation · Drug

ZnSO4
Stands forZinc sulfate
CategoriesMedical

ZnSO4 stands for Zinc sulfate, a drug abbreviation.

Zinc salt used to treat zinc deficiency, given orally or added to parenteral nutrition. ISMP lists the abbreviation as error-prone because ZnSO4 has been mistaken for morphine sulfate.

Example: ZnSO4 220 mg PO daily x 10 days was clarified as zinc sulfate, not morphine.

Usage notes

ISMP recommends writing "zinc sulfate". Zinc sulfate 220 mg contains about 50 mg of elemental zinc. Long-term high-dose zinc can cause copper deficiency with anemia and nerve damage. Zinc acetate rather than sulfate is the approved maintenance treatment for Wilson disease.

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