1
Q
aa
aa with line on top
A
of each
2
Q
ac
A
before meals
3
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
4
Q
AM, am
A
morning
5
Q
amt
A
amount
6
Q
aq
A
water
7
Q
bid, BID
A
twice a day
8
Q
bin
A
twice a night
9
Q
c
with line above
A
with
10
Q
cap, caps
A
capsule
11
Q
comp
A
compound
12
Q
d
A
day
13
Q
dil
A
dilute
14
Q
disp
A
dispense
15
Q
elix
A
elixir
16
Q
hr
A
hour
17
Q
pulv
A
powder
18
Q
q
A
every
19
Q
qh
A
every hour
20
Q
q2h
A
every 2 hours
21
Q
qid, QID
A
four times a day
22
Q
qs
A
quantity sufficient, as much as you wish
23
Q
s
with line on top
A
without
24
Q
sig
A
write on label
25
sol
solution
26
IM
intramuscular
27
inj
inject
28
liq
liquid
29
mixt
mixture
30
noc, noct
night
31
non rep
do not repeat, no refills
32
NPO
nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
33
oint
ointment
34
pc
after meals
35
per
through or by
36
pm, PM
afternoon
37
po
by mouth
38
pr
through the rectum
39
prn
as needed
40
pv
through the vagina
41
sp
spirits
42
sos
if necessary
43
stat
immediately
44
supp
suppository
45
syr
syrup
46
top
topically
47
tab
tablet
48
tid, TID
three times a day
49
tr, tinct
tincture
50
u.d.
as directed
51
vo
verbal order
52
x
times
53
°C
celsius
54
cm
centimeter (2.5cm = 1 inch)
55
°F
Fahrenheit
56
fl
fluid
57
g
gram
58
gtt
drop
59
lb
pound
60
kg
kilogram (1kg = 2.2 lb)
61
L
Liter
62
mcg
microgram
63
mEq
milliequivalent
64
mg
milligram
65
mL
milliliter
66
No, #
number
67
oz
ounce
68
T
temperature
69
tbs, tbsp
tablespoon
70
tsp
teaspoon
71
w/v
weight in volume
72
AP
anterior-posterior
73
BE
barium enema (an X-ray examination of the colon while an enema tube inserted in the rectum delivers liquid barium)
74
BP
blood pressure
75
D&C
dilatation and curettage (dilating the cervix and then scraping or suctioning the uterine lining (endometrium) to remove tissue)
76
DOB
date of birth
77
DPT
diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (bacterial infections)
