What it means
Shorthand for Compazine, a brand of prochlorperazineproh-klor-PAIR-uh-zeenA phenothiazine drug used mainly to treat severe nausea and vomiting.Full entry , a drug for nausea and vomiting. ISMP lists CPZ as error-prone because it has been read as chlorpromazine, a different drug, an antipsychotic.
For the nurse
Write the full generic name, and clarify any order that says CPZ.
Related terms
prochlorperazine
A phenothiazine drug used mainly to treat severe nausea and vomiting.