Safety
Medication

Levo

Levofloxacin

High risk

Risk

ISMP lists Levo as error-prone: levofloxacin may be mistaken as Levophed (norepinephrine).

Safer Alternative

Write "levofloxacin"

Example

Levo mistaken as Levophed

Sources

https://online.ecri.org/hubfs/ISMP/Resources/ISMP_ErrorProneAbbreviation_List.pdf