1
Q
QOD
A
every other day
2
Q
QD
A
every day (daily)
3
Q
BID
A
twice daily
4
Q
TID
A
three times daily
5
Q
QID
A
four times daily
6
Q
QAM
A
every morning
7
Q
QPM
A
every evening
8
Q
Qwk
A
every week
9
Q
Qmo
A
every month
10
Q
H, °
A
hours
11
Q
D
A
days
12
Q
hs
A
bedtime
13
Q
ac
A
before meals
14
Q
cf, wf
A
with food
15
Q
pc
A
after meals
16
Q
WA
A
while awake
17
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
18
Q
NTE
A
not to exceed
19
Q
PRN
A
as needed
20
Q
STAT
A
immediately
21
Q
PO
A
by mouth
22
Q
PR
A
rectally
23
Q
PV
A
vaginally
24
Q
AU
A
both ears
25
AS
left ear
26
AD
right ear
27
OU
both eyes
28
OS
left eye
29
OD
right eye
30
IV
intravenous
31
IVP
intravenous push
32
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
33
IM
intramuscular
34
ID
intradermal
35
IC
intracardiac
36
IP
intraperitoneal
37
IN
intranasal
38
NG
nasogastric
39
SQ
subcutaneous
40
SL
sublingual
41
TD
transdermal
42
UD
as directed
43
AAA
apply to affected area
44
QS
sufficient quantity
45
NR
no refills
46
DAW
dispense as written
47
aa
of each
48
ad
to make, up to
49
div
divide
50
qs ad
sufficient quantity to make
51
N/V
nausea and vomiting
52
HBP
high blood pressure
53
HTN
hypertension
54
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
55
GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
56
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
57
kg
kilogram
58
g
gram
59
mg
miligram
60
µg
microgram
61
gr
grain (1 grain = 64.8mg)
62
gtt
drop
63
gtts
drops
64
tsp
teaspoon (5mL)
65
tbs
tablespoon (15mL)
66
oz
ounce (1floz = 29.67ml, 1oz = 28.35g)
67
L
liter
68
mL
mililiter
69
µL
microliter
70
M
molar
71
mM
milimolar
72
mEq
milliequivalent
73
IU
International unit
74
cr, crm
cream
75
ung, oint
ointment
76
lot
lotion
77
top
topical
78
inj
injection
79
tab
tablet
80
cap
capsule
81
susp
suspension
82
syr
syrup
83
supp
suppository
84
CR
controlled release
85
DR
delayed release
86
ER
extended release
87
LA
long acting
88
SR
sustained release
89
XR
extended release
90
NSS
normal saline solution (0.9% sodium chloride in water)
91
LVP
large volume parenteral (greater than 100mL)
92
SVP
small volume parenteral (less than or equal to 100mL)
93
USP
United States Pharmacopoeia
94
NPO
nothing by mouth
95
D/C
discontinue
96
NKA
no known allergies
97
NKDA
no known drug allergies
97
BP
blood pressure
98
IOP
intraocular pressure
99
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
100
c̅
with
101
s̄
without
102
s̄s̄
one-half
103
Ca
calcium
104
Cl
chloride
105
Fe
iron
106
K
potassium
107
Mg
magnesium
108
Na
sodium
109
Phos
phosphate
110
Li
lithium
PTCE
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