Sig codes
Medical or Pharmaceutical abbreviations
sig.
Write/Label
susp.
Suspension
stat.
Immediately
SOB
Shortness of breath
SR
Sustained Release
supp.
Suppository
SQ;subq
Subcutaneous
SSRI
Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor
SNRI
Serotonin/Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
supf.
Superficial
SBP
Systolic Blood Pressure
s.
Without
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
SC
Subcutaneous
SubQ
Subcutaneous
sp gr
Specific Gravity
syr.
Syrup
ss(i)
Sliding scale (insulin)
soln.; sol.
Solution
SA
Sustained Action
SL
Sublingually; under the tongue