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common abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a.c | before meals |
| a.m | morning |
| p.m | afternoon/evening |
| ad. lib. | as desired |
| p.r.n | as needed |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| h. or hr. | hour |
| q.2h | every 2 hours |
| q.12h | every 12 hours |
| p.c. | after meals |
| h.s. | at bedtime |
| q.d. | once daily |
| stat | immediately |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| min. | minute |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.8h | every 8 hours |
| u.d. | as directed |
| a.d. | right ear |
| a.u. | both ears |
| inj. | injection |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback |
| o.d. | right eye |
| o.s.or o.l. | left eye |
| pr | per rectum |
| SC or SQ | subcutaneous |
| a.s. | left ear |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | inttraveneous |
| IVP | intraveneous push |
| o.u. | both eyes |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| SL | sublingual |
| ID | intradermal |
| aq. | aqueous |
| comp. | compound |
| pulv | powder |
| supp. | suppository |
| syr. | syrup |
| tinct or tr | tincture |
| cap | capsule |
| gtt. | drop |
| sol. | solution |
| susp. | suspension |
| tab | tablet |
| ung | ointment |
| a | before |
| c | with |
| q | every |
| aa | of each |
| DC or d/c or disc. | discontinue |
| disp. | dispence |
| d.t.d. | give of such doses |
| et | and |
| N/V | nausea and vomiting |
| q.s. | sufficient quantity |
| non rep. or N.R. | do not repeat |
| R/O | ruled out |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| SOB | sortness of breath |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| q.n.s | quantity not sufficient |
| p | after |
| s | without |
| ad | up to |
| ante | before |
| dil. | dilute |
| div. | divide |
| dx | diagnosis |
| ft. | make |
| hx | history |
| rt. | right |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| noct. | night |
| Sig | write on label |
| BP | blood presure |
| M | mix |
| HA | headache |