1
Q
1° ; 2°
A
1 hour; 2 hours; etc.
2
Q
a
A
before
3
Q
aa
A
of each
4
Q
ac
A
before meals (“before a meal” if once daily dosing)
5
Q
ad
A
right ear
6
Q
ad
A
as directed (used occasionally in error)
7
Q
AM
A
morning
8
Q
amp
A
ampules
9
Q
apl
A
applicatorful (for vaginal creams)
10
Q
aq
A
water
11
Q
as
A
left ear
12
Q
au
A
both ears
13
Q
bid
A
twice daily
14
Q
c
A
with
15
Q
C
A
100
16
Q
cap
A
capsule(s)
17
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter (same as milliliter or ml)
18
Q
cd
A
cycle day (menstrual cycle)
19
Q
cid
A
fives times daily (rarely used now)
20
Q
cmpd
A
compound
21
Q
cr
A
cream
22
Q
d
A
daily or day
23
Q
DAW
A
Dispense as Written (no generic)
24
Q
DC dc d/c
A
discontinue (or discharge from hospital)
25
disp
dispense
26
DS
double strength
27
dx
diagnosis
28
elix
elixir
29
eq
equivalent
30
et
and
31
fid
five times daily
32
5x/d
five times daily
33
g; gm
gram
34
gen
generic
35
gr
grain; about 60 mg
36
gtt
drop(s)
37
h; hr
hour(s)
38
HD
high dose
39
hs
at bedtime
40
H2O
water
41
IM
intramuscularly (for injectables)
42
inj
inject, injection
43
IU
international units
44
IV
intravenously (for injectables)
45
kg
kilogram
46
l
liter(s)
47
liq
liquid
48
lot
lotion
49
max
maximum
50
MDI
(metered dose) inhaler
51
meq; mEq
milliequivalent(s)
52
mcg
microgram
53
ﾵg
microgram
54
mg
milligram(s)
55
min
minute
56
min
minimum
57
ml
milliliter(s)
58
mm
millimeters
59
mo
month
60
neb
nebulizer
61
noct
night
62
npo; NPO
nothing by mouth
63
nr
no refills
64
od
right eye (or once daily)
65
os
left eye
66
ou
both eyes
67
oz
ounce
68
p
after
69
pc
after meals ("after a meal" if once daily dosing)
70
pc breakfast
after breakfast
71
per
per (per day, week, month or other time period)
72
per
in (in nebulizer, in rectum, in vagina)
73
PM
evening or nighttime
74
po; per os
by mouth
75
PR; pr
rectally (per rectum)
76
prn
as needed
77
PV; pv
in the vagina; vaginally
78
q
every
79
qam
every morning
80
qd
every day or once daily
81
qhs
every night at bedtime, at bedtime nightly
82
q 4 h
every 4 hours
83
q 7 PM
every day at 7 PM
84
qid
four times daily
85
qn
every night
86
qod
every other day
87
qs
sufficient amount
88
r rec
rectally
89
rept
repeat
90
rf
refill(s)
91
s
without
92
sc
subcutaneous
93
sid
once daily (written by veterinarians)
94
Sig
directions
95
sl
(dissolve) under the tongue
96
sol
solution
97
sq
subcutaneous (for injectables)
98
ss
one-half
99
ss
sliding scale (for insulin)
100
stat
immediately
101
subq sub q
subcutaneous (for injectables)
102
sup
suppository
103
susp
suspension
104
sx
symptoms
105
syr
syrup
106
tab
tablet(s)
107
tea
teaspoonful; teaspoonfuls 5 ml
108
tbsp
tablespoonful; tablespoonfuls 15ml
109
tid
three times daily
110
tiw
three times weekly (also biw, qiw etc)
111
tsp
teaspoonful teaspoonfuls 5 ml
112
tx
treatment
113
U, u
unit
114
ud, utd
as directed
115
ung
ointment
116
vag
vaginally; in the vagina
117
x3d
for 3 days (or maybe 3 doses; caution)
118
wc
with meals ("with a meal" if once daily dosing)
119
YO
years old
120
/
per (example - "Max 5/12 h" = "maximum of 5 per 12 hours")
121
<
less than
122
>
greater than
123
sigma
teaspoonful teaspoonful 5 ml
124
sigma
ounce, 28.4 ml usually rounded to 30 ml
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