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SCP most commonly used label codes
sig code | translation |
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12H | EVERY 12 HRS |
1D | ONCE DAILY |
2D | TWICE DAILY |
2H | EVERY 2 HRS |
2HT | TAKE 2 HALF-TABS |
3D | THREE TIMES DAILY |
3H | EVERY 3 HRS |
3HT | TAKE 3 HALF-TABS BY MOUTH |
3HTGT | TAKE 3 HALF-TABS PER G-TUBE |
46H | EVERY 4-6 HRS |
4D | 4 TIMES DAILY |
4GM | MAXIMUM OF 4GM APAP IN 24 HRS |
4H | EVERY 4 HRS |
5D | 5 TIMES DAILY |
68H | EVERY 6-8 HRS |
6D | 6 TIMES DAILY |
6H | EVERY 6 HRS |
8H | EVERY 8 HRS |
A1P | APPLY 1 PATCH |
AA | AFFECTED AREA |
AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
AC | BEFORE MEALS |
ACHS | BEFORE MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
AD | RIGHT EAR |
ALTW | ALTERNATING WITH |
ALW | ALONG WITH |
AM | EVERY MORNING |
AMHS | EVERY MORNING AND AT BEDTIME |
AMPM | EVERY MORNING AND EVERY EVENING |
APSA | APPLY SMALL AMOUNT TOPICALLY TO |
APU | APPLY UNDER |
ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
ATL | APPLY A THIN LAYER |
AU | BOTH EARS |
BB | BILATERAL BREASTS |
BIL | BILATERAL |
BLE | BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMETIES |
BNO | BRAND NAME ONLY |
BT | BUTTOCKS |
BTP | FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN |
BUE | BILATERAL UPPER EXTREMETIES |
CON | FOR CONSTIPATION |
DD | DRY DRESSING |
DE | FOR DRY EYES |
DEP | FOR DEPRESSION |
DISPENEMA | USE 1 ENEMA RECTALLY EVERY DAY AS NEEDED FOR CONSTIPATION |
DNC | **DO NOT CRUSH** |
DNCC | **DO NOT CHEW OR CRUSH** |
DNI | DO NOT INTERCHANGE |
DNS | **DO NOT SUBSTITUTE** |
DURAGESIC | APPLY 1 PATCH TOPICALLY EVERY 3 DAYS, CHECK PLACEMENT EVERY SHIFT |
DX | **DX: |
EA | **AUTHORIZATION FOR EMERGENCY DISPENSING** |
ELLIPTA | INHALE 1 PUFF BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
EN | EACH NOSTRIL |
EOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
ET | FOR ELEVATED TEMP |
F | FOR FEVER |
FA | FOREARM |
FOSAALT | WITH 6-8 OUNCES WATER IN A.M. BEFORE MEAL/MED, REMAIN UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES |
GT | PER G-TUBE |
GWF | **GIVE WITH FOOD** |
HA | FOR HEADACHE |
HB | FOR HEARTBURN |
HF | **HOLD FOR |
HFLS | **HOLD FOR LOOSE STOOLS** |
HS | AT BEDTIME |
HT | HALF TAB |
HX | HISTORY OF |
HYPL | FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
HYPOT | HYPOTHYROIDISM |
I1G | INSTILL 1 DROP |
I1P | INHALE 1 PUFF |
I1SR | INSERT 1 SUPPOSITORY RECTALLY |
I1SV | INSERT 1 SUPPOSITORY VAGINALLY |
I2G | INSTILL 2 DROPS |
I2P | INHALE 2 PUFFS |
I2S | INHALE 2 SPRAYS IN |
I3G | INSTILL 3 DROPS |
I4G | INSTILL 4 DROPS |
IJ | INJECT |
INH | INHALE |
INJ | INJECT |
JT | PER J-TUBE |
LFA | LEFT FOREARM |
LGT | LEFT GREAT TOE |
LLE | LT LOWER EXTREMITY |
LLL | LEFT LOWER LEG |
LOTA | LEAVE OPEN TO AIR |
LS | FOR LOOSE STOOLS |
LUE | LT UPPER EXTREMITY |
MKAB | MAY KEEP AT BEDSIDE |
MKSA | MAY KEEP AT BEDSIDE AND SELF ADMINISTER |
MSA | MAY SELF ADMINISTER |
MWF | ON MON, WED, FRI |
NAD | NON-ADHERENT DRESSING |
NG | PER NG TUBE |
NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
NSD | **NEED STOP DATE** |
NTE | **NOT TO EXCEED |
NV | FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
O12O12 | ON 12 HOURS--OFF 12 HOURS |
OD | RIGHT EYE |
OPA | OPEN AREA(S) |
OS | LEFT EYE |
OU | IN EACH EYE |
PA | FOR PAIN |
PC | AFTER MEALS |
PCHS | AFTER MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
PM | EVERY EVENING |
PN | PER NEBULIZER |
PO | BY MOUTH |
PR | PER RECTUM |
PRE | AS PREVENTATIVE |
PRN | AS NEEDED |
PRNAA | AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY/AGITATION |
PRNAG | AS NEEDED FOR AGITATION |
PRNANX | AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY |
PRNBTP | AS NEEDED FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN |
PRNC | AS NEEDED FOR CONSTIPATION |
PRNCC | AS NEEDED FOR COUGH/CONGESTION |
PRNCO | AS NEEDED FOR COUGH |
PRND | AS NEEDED FOR DIARRHEA |
PRNDE | AS NEEDED FOR DRY EYES |
PRNET | AS NEEDED FOR ELEVATED TEMP |
PRNF | AS NEEDED FOR |
PRNFV | AS NEEDED FOR FEVER |
PRNHA | AS NEEDED FOR HEADACHE |
PRNHB | AS NEEDED FOR HEARTBURN |
PRNIN | AS NEEDED FOR INSOMNIA |
PRNIND | AS NEEDED FOR INDIGESTION |
PRNIT | AS NEEDED FOR ITCHING |
PRNLS | AS NEEDED FOR LOOSE STOOLS |
PRNMMP | AS NEEDED FOR MILD-MODERATE PAIN |
PRNMOD | AS NEEDED FOR MODERATE PAIN |
PRNMP | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN |
PRNMPF | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN/FEVER |
PRNMPT | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN/TEMP |
PRNMS | AS NEEDED FOR MUSCLE SPASMS |
PRNMSP | AS NEEDED FOR MODERATE-SEVERE PAIN |
PRNN | AS NEEDED FOR NAUSEA |
PRNNV | AS NEEDED FOR NAUSEA/VOMITING |
PRNOS | AS NEEDED FOR ORAL SECRETIONS |
PRNP | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN |
PRNPET | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN/ELEVATED TEMP |
PRNSD | AS NEEDED FOR SOILAGE OR DISLODGEMENT |
PRNSOB | AS NEEDED FOR SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
PRNSP | AS NEEDED FOR SEVERE PAIN |
PRNT | AS NEEDED FOR TEMP |
PRNV | AS NEEDED FOR VOMITING |
Q | EVERY |
Q3D | EVERY 3 DAYS |
Q3DP | EVERY THREE DAYS AND AS NEEDED |
Q48H | EVERY 48 HOURS |
Q5M | EVERY 5 MINUTES |
Q72H | EVERY 72 HOURS |
QM | EVERY MONTH |
QS | EVERY SHIFT |
QSP | EVERY SHIFT AND AS NEEDED |
QW | EVERY WEEK |
QY | EVERY YEAR |
RFA | RIGHT FOREARM |
RGT | RIGHT GREAT TOE |
RLE | RT LOWER EXTREMITY |
RMAU | **RINSE MOUTH AFTER EACH USE** |
ROBAN | **REMOVE OLD PATCH BEFORE APPLYING NEW PATCH** |
RUE | RT UPPER EXTREMITY |
SL | SUBLINGUALLY |
SQ | SUBCUTANEOUSLY |
ST | SKIN TEAR |
STH | FOR SORE THROAT |
SUP | FOR SUPPLEMENT |
SWSP | SWISH AND SPIT |
SWSW | SWISH AND SWALLOW |
T | TAKE |
T1C | TAKE 1 CAP BY MOUTH |
T1C12H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 12 HOURS |
T1C1D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
T1C2D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY |
T1C3D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY |
T1C4D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES DAILY |
T1C5D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH FIVE TIMES DAILY |
T1C6D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH SIX TIMES DAILY |
T1C6H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 6 HOURS |
T1C8H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 8 HOURS |
T1CAM | TAKE ONE CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY MORNING |
T1CGT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA G-TUBE |
T1CHS | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
T1CJT | TAKE 1 CAPSULE VIA J-TUBE |
T1CNGT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA NG-TUBE |
T1CPM | TAKE ONE CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY EVENING |
T1CPT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA PEG TUBE |
T1HT | TAKE 1/2 TAB BY MOUTH |
T1T | TAKE 1 TAB BY MOUTH |
T1T12H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 12 HOURS |
T1T1D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
T1T2D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY |
T1T3D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY |
T1T4D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES DAILY |
T1T5D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH FIVE TIMES DAILY |
T1T6D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH SIX TIMES DAILY |
T1T6H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 6 HOURS |
T1T8H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 8 HOURS |
T1TAM | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY MORNING |
T1TGT | TAKE 1 TAB VIA G-TUBE |
T1THS | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
T1TJT | TAKE 1 TABLET VIA J-TUBE |
T1TNGT | TAKE 1 TAB VIA NG-TUBE |
T1TPM | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY EVENING |
T1TPT | TAKE 1 TABLET PER PEG-TUBE |
T2C | TAKE 2 CAPS BY MOUTH |
T2CNGT | TAKE 2 CAPS VIA NG-TUBE |
T2CPT | TAKE 2 CAPS VIA PEG-TUBE |
T2T | TAKE 2 TABS BY MOUTH |
T2TGT | TAKE 2 TABS PER G-TUBE |
T2THS | TAKE TWO TABLETS BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
T2TJT | TAKE 2 TABS PER J-TUBE |
T2TNGT | TAKE 2 TABS VIA NG-TUBE |
T2TPT | TAKE 2 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
T3C | TAKE THREE CAPS BY MOUTH |
T3CNGT | TAKE 3 CAPS VIA NG-TUBE |
T3CPT | TAKE 3 CAPS VIA PEG TUBE |
T3T | TAKE 3 TABS BY MOUTH |
T3TJT | TAKE 3 TABS PER J-TUBE |
T3TNGT | TAKE 3 TABS VIA NG-TUBE |
T3TPT | TAKE 3 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
T4C | TAKE 4 CAPS BY MOUTH |
T4T | TAKE 4 TABS BY MOUTH |
T4TJT | TAKE 4 TABS PER J-TUBE |
T4TPT | TAKE 4 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
T5T | TAKE 5 TABS BY MOUTH |
T650 | TAKE 2 TABLETS BY MOUTH (650MG) |
T6T | TAKE 6 TABS BY MOUTH |
TD | FOR A TOTAL DOSE TO EQUAL |
TED | APPLY TED HOSE IN AM, REMOVE AT BEDTIME |
THT | TAKE HALF TAB BY MOUTH |
TIF | **THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGE FOR |
U | UNITS |
UAD | USE AS DIRECTED |
UCV | USE CONTENTS OF ONE VIAL |
UH | UNTIL HEALED |
VGT | VIA G-TUBE |
VPT | VIA PEG TUBE |
W1M | WAIT 1 MINUTE BETWEEN PUFFS |
W5M | WAIT 5 MINUTES BETWEEN INHALERS |
W5MBD | **WAIT 5 MINUTES BETWEEN DROPS** |
WA | WHILE AWAKE |
WF | WITH FOOD |
WM | WITH MEAL(S) |
WZ | FOR WHEEZING |