Prescription Abbreviations
Abbriviation From the Latin Meaning
- aa ana of each
- as ad up to
- a.c. ante cibum before meals
- a.d. aurio dextra right year
- ad lib. ad libium use as much as one desires ; freely
- admov admove apply
- agit agita stir/shake
- alt. h. aternis horis every other hour
- a.m. ante medium morning, before noon
- amp ampule ampule
- amt amount amount
- aq aqua water
- a.l.,a.s. aurio laeva, aurio sinister Left year
- A.T.C arround the clock arround the clock
- a.u. auris utrae bothe year
- bis bis twice
- b.i.d. bis in die twice daily
- B.M. bowel movement bowel movement
- bol. bolus as a large single dose (usually IV)
- B.S. Blood sugar Blood sugar
- B.S.A Body Surface Area Body surface Area
- cap., caps. capsula capsule
- c cum with (usually written with a bar on top of the 'C'
- c cibos food
- cc cum cibos with food( but aso cubic centimeters)
- cf cum food with food
- comp. compound compound
- cr., crm cream cream
- D5W dextros 5% soution
- D5NS dextros 5% in norma saline (0.9%)
- D.A.W. dispense as witten
- dc, D/C, Disc discontinue
- dieb. alt. every otherday
- dil. dilute dilute
- disp. dispense
- div. divide
- d.t.d dentur tales doses give of such doses
- d.w. distilled water
- elix. elixer
- e.m.p. ex modo prescripto as directed
- emuls. emulsum emulsion
- et et and
- ex aq ex aqua in water
- fl.,fld. fluid fluid
- ft. fiat make; let it be made
- g gram gram
- gr grain grain
- gtt(S) gutta(e) drop(s)
- H hypodermic
- h.hr hora hour
- h.s. hora somni at bedtime
- ID intra dermal intra dermal
- IM intra muscular intra muscular
- inj. injectio injection
- IP intraperitonial intra peritonial
- IV intravenous intra venous
- IVP intravenous push
- IVPB intravenous piggyback
- L.A.S. Lable as such
- LCD Coal tar Soution
- lin linimentum liniment
- liq liquor solution
- lot. lotion
- m. misce mix
- m,min minimum a minimum
- mcg microgram
- mEq microEquivalent
- mg miigram
- mist. mistura mix
- mitte mitte send
- mL mililitre
- nebul nebua a spray
- N.M.T. not more than
- noct. nocte at night
- non rep. non repetatur no repeats
- NS Norma Saline (0.9%)
- 1/2NS Haf Norma Saline (0.45%)
- N.T.E. Not to exceed
- o_2 both eyes
- o.d. oculus dexter right eye
- o.s. oculus sinister Left eye
- o.u. oculus uterque Both eyes
- oz Ounce
- per Per by or through
- p.c. post cibum after meals
- p.m. Post meridiem evening or afternoon
- prn pro re nata as needed
- p.o. per os by mouth or orally
- p.r. by rectum
- pulv. pulvis Powder
- q quaque every
- q.a.d. quaque alternis die every other day
- q.a.m. quaque alternis meridem everyday before noon
- q.h. quaque hora every hour
- q.h.s. quaque hora somni everynight at bedtime
- q.1h quaque 1 hora every one hour
- q.d. quaque die every day
- q.i.d. quater in die four times a day
- q.o.d. every other day
- qqh quater quaque hora every four hours
- q.s. quantum suffuciat a sufficient quantity
- R rectal
- rep., ept. repetataur repeats
- R, R/L Ringer's Lactate
- s sine without
- s.a. secundum artum use your judgment
- SC, subc, subq subcutaneous
- subcut subcutaneous
- sig Signature write on Label
- SL sublingualy (under the tongue)
- sol solutio solution
- s.o.s,si op. sit si opus sit if there is a need
- ss semis onehalf
- stat statim immediatly
- supp suppositorium supositery
- susp suspension
- syr syrupus syrup
- tab tabella tablet
- tal., t tal such
- tbsp tablespoon
- troche trochiscus lozenge
- tsp teaspoon
- t.i.d. ter in die three times a day
- t.d.s. ter in sumendum three times a day
- top. topical
- T.P.N. total parenteral nutrition
- tr, tinc., tinct. tincure
- u.d., ut. dict. ut dictum as directed
- ung. unguentum oinment
- U.S.P. united states pharmacopeia
- vag vaginaly
- w with
- w/o without
- x times
- Y.O. years old
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