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ABV FOR NHA PHARMACY
Routes of administration ABV NHA
Term | Definition |
---|---|
AD | RIGHT EAR |
AS | LEFT EAR |
AU | BOTH EARS |
BU | BUCCAL |
IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
IT | INTRATHECAL |
OD | RIGHT EYE |
OS | LEFT EYE |
OU | BOTH EYES |
PO | BY MOUTH |
PR | RECTAL |
PV | VAGINAL |
SC, SQ, SUB Q | SUBCUTANEOUS |
SL | SUBLINGUAL |
AC | BEFORE MEALS |
BID | TWICE DAILY |
HS | AT BEDTIME |
PC | AFTER MEALS |
PRN | AS NEEDED |
QH | EVERY HR |
QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
WA | WHILE AWAKE |
AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
GTTS | DROPS |
HA | HEADACHE |
QS | QUANTITY SUFFICIENT |
UNG/OINT | OINTMENT |
AM | MORNING |
PM | AT NIGHT |
AD. LIB | AS DESIRED |
HR | HOUR |
STAT | ASAP |
Q(X)H | EVERY (X) HOURS |
U.D. | AS DIRECTED |
INJ | INJECT |
IVPB | IV PIGGY BACK |
IV | INTRAVENOUS |
IVP | IV PUSH |
ID | INTRADERMAL |
AQ | AQUEOUS |
CMPD. | COMPOUND |
PWD. | POWDER |
SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
SYR | SYRUP |
TINCT | TINCTURE |
CAP | CAPSULE |
SOL | SOLUTION |
SUSP | SUSPENSION |
TAB | TABLET |
C' | WITH |
AA | OF EACH |
D/C | DISCONNECTED |
DISP | DISPENSE |
N/V | NAUSEA + VOMITING |
Q.S. | QUANITY SUFFICIENT |
N.R. | NO REPEAT |
MR | MAY REPEAT |
NPO | NOT BY MOUTH |
SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
INH | INHALER |
MDI | MULTI DOSE VIAL |
SDV | SINGLE DOSE VIAL |
UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
S | WITH OUT |
SS | 1/2 |
Hx | HISTORY |
Tx | TREATMENT |
Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
GI | GI TRACT |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
SIG | DIRECTIONS FOR MEDICATION |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
TSP | TEASPOON |
MG | MILIGRAM |
GM/GR | GRAM |
KG | KILOGRAM |
MCG | MICROGRAM |
PT | PATIENT |
ML | MILLILITER |
L | LITER |
OZ | OUNCE |
FL OZ | FL OUNCE |
LOC | Locally |
AMP | Ampule |
CR | Cream |
Elix | Elixir |
EXPECT | Expectorant |
LIQ | Liquid |
LOT | Lotion |
PULU | Powder |