1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
aa
A
of each
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
4
Q
ad
A
up to
5
Q
AD
A
right ear
6
Q
Ad. Lib.
A
As much as desired
7
Q
am,AM
A
morning
8
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen,Tylenol
9
Q
AQ, aq
A
water
10
Q
AS
A
left ear
11
Q
ASA
A
asprin
12
Q
ASAP
A
As soon as possible
13
Q
atc
A
around the clock
14
Q
AU
A
each ear, both ears
15
Q
bid,BID
A
twice a day
16
Q
c
A
with
17
Q
Ca
A
calcium
18
Q
cap
A
capsule
19
Q
CI
A
chloride
20
Q
comp.
A
compund
21
Q
Cr
A
chromium
22
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
23
Q
D/ NS
A
dextrose in normal saline
24
Q
D/W
A
dextrose in water
25
d,D
day
26
D/C, dc
discontinue, discharge
27
DAW
dispense as written
28
disp
dispense
29
DSS
docusate
30
DX,dx
diagnosis
31
elix
elixir
32
ETOH
alcohol
33
ext
external
34
FE
iron
35
fl
fluid
36
fx
fracture
37
g
gram
38
gr
grain
39
gtt(s)
drops(s)
40
h,H
hour
41
H2O
water
42
h2o2
hydrogen peroxide
43
HA, H/A
headache
44
HC
hydrocortisone
45
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
46
hs,HS
at bedtime
47
HTN
hypertension
48
IM
intramuscular
49
INH
isoniazid
50
IPPB
intermittent positive pressure breathing
51
i
one
52
ii
two
53
iii
three
54
iv
four
55
/
per
56
<
,less than
57
>
greater than
58
sig
directions
59
sl,SL,subl
sublingual,under the tongue
60
soln, sol
solution
61
ss
half
62
SS
saturated solution
63
SSKI
saturated solution of potassium idodine
64
STAT
now, immediately
65
supp
suppository
66
susp
suspension
67
sx
symptoms
68
tab
tablet
69
TAR
treatment authorization request
70
TCN
tetracycline
71
tid,TID
three times a day
72
TKO
to keep open
73
top
topical
74
tr
tincture
75
tx
treatment
76
ud,UD
as directed
77
ung
ointment
78
USP
Us pharmacopeia
79
Zn
Zinc
80
K
POTASSIUM
81
KCL
potassium chloride
82
kg
kilogram
83
L
liter
84
m,M
meter
85
mcg
microgram
pharmacy abbreviations
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