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Directions/SIG Codes
Pharmacy Abbreviations-Directions/SIG Codes
Term | Definition |
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after | p |
after meals | pc |
after meals and at bedtime | pc & hs |
afternoon | pm |
as desired | ad lib |
as directed | u.d. |
as needed | prn |
as much as needed | ad lib |
as soon as possible | ASAP |
at bedtime | hs |
before meals | ac |
before meals and at bedtime | ac & hs |
both ears | AU |
both eyes | OU |
by mouth | po; PO |
daily | qd; QD |
dispense as written | DAW |
double strength | DS |
every | q;Q |
every day | qd; QD |
every day at bedtime | qhs; QHS |
every afternoon/evening | qpm; QPM |
every hour | qh; QH |
every morning | qam; QAM |
every other day | qod, QOD |
every week | qw |
four times daily | qid; QID |
hour | hr; QID |
hour | hr;h |
immediately | STAT |
left ear | AS |
left eye | OS |
may repeat | MR |
quantity sufficient | qs |
right ear | AD |
right eye | OD |
three times daily | tid; TID |
two times daily | bid; BID |
weekly | w; wk |
with | ć |
without | ś |
while awake | W/A; WA |
24 hours | 24H |