1
Q
gtt
A
drop
2
Q
mcg
A
microgram
3
Q
mEq
A
milliequivalent
4
Q
T
A
tablespoon
5
Q
t
A
teaspoon
6
Q
_
a
A
before
7
Q
__
aa
A
of each
8
Q
a.c., ac
A
before me
9
Q
ad lib.
A
as desired
10
Q
am, AM
A
morning before noon
11
Q
amp
A
ampule
12
Q
aq
A
aqueous, water
13
Q
b.i.d., bid
A
twice a day
14
Q
b.i.w.
A
twice a week
15
Q
_
C
A
with
16
Q
cap, caps
A
capsule
17
Q
CD
A
controlled dose
18
Q
CR
A
controlled release
19
Q
dil.
A
dilute
20
Q
DS
A
double strength
21
Q
EC
A
enteric coated
22
Q
elix.
A
elixir
23
Q
fl, fld.
A
fluid
24
Q
GT
A
gastrostomy tube
25
h, hr
hour
26
ID
intradermal
27
IM
intramuscular
28
IV
intravenous
29
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
30
IVSS
intravenous Soluset
31
KVO
keep vein open (very slow infusion rate)
32
LA
long acting
33
LOS
length of stay
34
min
minute
35
mix
mixture
36
NAS
intranasal
37
NG, NGT
nasogastic tube
38
noc, noct
at night
39
n.p.o, NPO
nothing by mouth
40
NS, N/S
normal saline
41
_
| p
after
42
p.c., pc
after meals
43
per
through or by
44
pm, PM
evening, before midnight
45
p.o.
by mouth, oral
46
p.r.
by rectum
47
q.
every
48
q.a.m.
every morning
49
q.h., qh
every hour
50
q2h, q4h, q6h, ...
every (2,4,6) hours
51
q.i.d.
four times a day
52
q.s.
a sufficient amount/as much as needed
53
rect
rectum
54
_
| s
without
55
sl, SL
sublingual
56
s.o.s., SOS
may be repeated once if necessary
57
SR
sustained release
58
S&S
swish & swallow
59
stat, STAT
immediately, at once
60
subcut
subcutaneous
61
susp
suspension
62
syp, syr
syrup
63
tab
tablet
64
t.i.d., tid
3x a day
65
supp
suppository
66
tr., tinct
tincture
67
ung., oint
ointment
68
vag, v
vaginally
69
XL
long acting
70
XR
extended release
