1
Q
Suspension
A
Susp.
2
Q
Syrup
A
Syr
3
Q
Temperature
A
T
4
Q
Tablespoon
A
tbsp.
5
Q
Three times daily
A
TID
6
Q
Total parenteral nutrition
A
TPN
7
Q
Tincture
A
Tr. or tinct.
8
Q
Teaspoon
A
Tsp.
9
Q
Ointment
A
Ung. Or Ugt Or oint.
10
Q
United States Pharmacopoeia
A
USP
11
Q
As directed
A
Ut. dict.
12
Q
Vaginal
A
vag.
13
Q
Weekly
A
w. Or wk
14
Q
Suppository
A
Supp. Or Suppos
15
Q
Sublingual
A
subling. Or s.l.
16
Q
At once, now
A
STAT
17
Q
one-half
A
ss
18
Q
May repeat if necessary
A
SOS
19
Q
Solution
A
sol. Or soln.
20
Q
Label, let it be labeled
A
Sig
21
Q
Subcutaneous
A
SC or s.q. or sub-q
22
Q
Without
A
s
23
Q
Prescription; take
A
Rx
24
Q
Rectal
A
rect, rec
25
Right
r.
26
Every week
q.wk.
27
A sufficient quantity
q.s.
28
Every other day
q.o.d.
29
Four times daily
qid
30
Every bedtime
qhs
31
Every hour
qh
32
Daily, every day
qd
33
Each, every
q
34
As needed
PRN
35
Mix and make
mft
36
Milliequivalent
mEq
37
Per rectum
PR
38
Patient package insert
PPI
39
After surgery
Post op
40
Metered dose inhaler
MDI
41
After
Post
42
By mouth; orally
P or per os or po
43
Pediatric
Ped
44
Penicillin
PCN
45
After meals
pc
46
Both eyes
ou
47
Left eye
os
48
Ophthalmic
oph or ophth
49
Right eye
od
50
Nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs
NSAID
51
Normal saline 0.9%
NS
52
Nothing by mouth
NPO
53
Do not repeat, no renewals
Non Rep or NR
54
Nausea and vomiting
N & V
55
May repeat
MR
56
Milk of magnesia
MOM
57
Myocardial infarction
MI
58
Microgram
mcg
59
Left
I.
60
Intravenous piggyback
IVPB
61
Intravenous push
IVP
62
Intravenous
IV
63
Intramuscular
IM
64
At bedtime
hs
65
Heart rate
HR
66
Hour
hr
67
Headache, hyperalimentation
HA
68
Drop
gtt
69
Grain
gr
70
Gram
G or gm
71
Fluid
Fl.
72
Extract
Ext.
73
Elixir
El or elix
74
Enteric coated
EC
75
Drug utilization review
DUR
76
Drug utilization evaluation
DUE
77
Dispense of such dose
DTD
78
Double strength
DS
79
Diagnosis related group
DRG
80
Dispense as written
DAW
81
Dextrose 5% in water
D5W
82
Concentration
Conc
83
Compound
cpd or cmpd
84
Congestive heart failure
CHF
85
Cubic centimeter
cc
86
Capsule
Cap
87
With
c
88
Blood sugar
BS
89
Blood pressure
BP
90
Bowel movement
BM
91
Twice daily
bid
92
Each ear
au
93
Acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
ASA
94
Left ear
as
95
Distilled water
aq dist
96
Acetaminophen
APAP
97
Ampule
amp
98
At pleasure
ad lib
99
Right ear
ad
100
Before meals
ac
101
Of each
aa
PTCB
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