1
Q
OD
A
Once a day
2
Q
BID
A
twice a day
3
Q
TID
A
thrice a day
4
Q
QID
A
four times a day
5
Q
prn
A
if/when necessary
6
Q
stat
A
now, immediately, at once
7
Q
ODBB
A
once a day before breakfast
8
Q
q
A
every
9
Q
h/H
A
hours/hourly
10
Q
h.s.
A
hours of sleep/ at bedtime
11
Q
od
A
occulus dexter/ right eye
12
Q
os
A
occulus sinister/ left eye
13
Q
ou
A
occulus uterque/ both eyes
14
Q
ac
A
ante cebum/ before meals
15
Q
pc
A
post cebum/ after meals
16
Q
ad.lib
A
as desired
17
Q
NPO
A
nothing per orem/nothing by mouth
18
Q
P
A
prescribed
19
Q
NA
A
not available/not applicable
20
Q
OOP
A
out on pass
21
Q
R
A
refused
22
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
23
Q
HAMA
A
home against medical advice
24
Q
H
A
hold
25
DC
discontinue
26
syr
syrup
27
ung
ointment
28
elix
elixir
29
pess
pessary
30
supp
suppository
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