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