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Pharmacy Sig Codes
WPTC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apply sparingly with each diaper change | ASD |
| Apply to rash | APR |
| As needed for anxiety | PRA |
| At bedtime | HS |
| Bedtime | BED |
| To the affected area | AA |
| Cough and congestion | CNC |
| Dissolve_tablets in water | DIW,_ |
| Generic for | GF |
| Headache | HA |
| In the vagina | VAG |
| In affected eye(s) | AEY |
| In affected ear(s) | AEA |
| In the left eye | LEY |
| In the right eye | REY |
| In the left ear | LEA |
| In the right ear | REA |
| Inhale_puffs every_hours | INH,_,_ |
| Insert one suppository vaginally at bedtime | IVS |
| May cause drowsiness | MCD |
| On an empty stomach | OES |
| 1 daily for a full cycle. Stop for 1 week, then repeat | OC |
| One tablet under tongue as needed for chest pain | TNT |
| Shortness of breath | SOB |
| Swish and swallow | SAS |
| Take_capsulesevery_hours | CPS,_,_ |
| Take_tablets every_hours | TBS,_,_ |
| Take 4 capsules one hour before dental appointment | DNC |
| Until all taken | TAT |
| Use | U |
| Before | a |
| Before a meal | AC |
| Right Ear | AD |
| Morning | AM |
| Left Ear | AS |
| Both Eyes | AU |
| Twice a day | BID |
| with | c (lower case) |
| one hundred | C (upper case) |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| day or daily | d |
| dispense as written | daw or DAW |
| dispense | dis |
| elixir | elix |
| and | et |
| Five times daily | FID |
| gram | g or gm |
| grain | gr |
| hours | H |
| At bedtime | HS |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | MG |
| milliliter | ML |
| For naseau and vomiting | NV |
| number | No; # |
| night | noct |
| do not repeat | nonrep or NR (upper case) |
| no refill | nr |
| right eye | OD |
| left eye | OS |
| both eyes | OU |
| after | p |
| after | - |
| after meal | PC |
| evening | pm |
| by mouth | PO |
| as needed | PRN |
| every | q or Q |
| every morning | QAM |
| one time a day | QD |
| every four hours | Q4H |
| four times daily | QID |
| every other day | QOD |
| sufficient amount | qs |
| rectally | REC or r |
| may be repeated | rept. |
| without | s |
| one-half | SS or ss or (S.) |
| directions | Sig. |
| under the tongue | UNT |
| immediately | IMM or STAT |
| suppository; suppositories | SUP; SPS or sup |
| suspension | susp |
| syrup | syr |
| tablet; tablets | T; TS or tab |
| teaspoonful | TEA |
| teaspoonsful | TES |
| three times daily | TID |
| use as directed | UTD |
| Before | a |
| Before a meal | AC |
| Right Ear | AD |
| Morning | AM |
| Left Ear | AS |
| Both Eyes | AU |
| Twice a day | BID |
| with | c (lower case) |
| one hundred | C (upper case) |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| day or daily | d |
| dispense as written | daw or DAW |
| dispense | dis |
| elixir | elix |
| and | et |
| Five times daily | FID |
| gram | g or gm |
| grain | gr |
| hours | H |
| At bedtime | HS |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | MG |
| milliliter | ML |
| For naseau and vomiting | NV |
| number | No; # |
| night | noct |
| do not repeat | nonrep or NR (upper case) |
| no refill | nr |
| right eye | OD |
| left eye | OS |
| both eyes | OU |
| after | p |
| after | - |
| after meal | PC |
| evening | pm |
| by mouth | PO |
| as needed | PRN |
| every | q or Q |
| every morning | QAM |
| one time a day | QD |
| every four hours | Q4H |
| four times daily | QID |
| every other day | QOD |
| sufficient amount | qs |
| rectally | REC or r |
| may be repeated | rept. |
| without | s |
| one-half | SS or ss or (S.) |
| directions | Sig. |
| under the tongue | UNT |
| immediately | IMM or STAT |
| suppository; suppositories | SUP; SPS or sup |
| suspension | susp |
| syrup | syr |
| tablet; tablets | T; TS or tab |
| teaspoonful | TEA |
| teaspoonsful | TES |
| three times daily | TID |
| use as directed | UTD |
| Before | a |
| Before a meal | AC |
| Right Ear | AD |
| Morning | AM |
| Left Ear | AS |
| Both Eyes | AU |
| Twice a day | BID |
| with | c (lower case) |
| one hundred | C (upper case) |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| day or daily | d |
| dispense as written | daw or DAW |
| dispense | dis |
| elixir | elix |
| and | et |
| Five times daily | FID |
| gram | g or gm |
| grain | gr |
| hours | H |
| At bedtime | HS |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | MG |
| milliliter | ML |
| For naseau and vomiting | NV |
| number | No; # |
| night | noct |
| do not repeat | nonrep or NR (upper case) |
| no refill | nr |
| right eye | OD |
| left eye | OS |
| both eyes | OU |
| after | p |
| after | - |
| after meal | PC |
| evening | pm |
| by mouth | PO |
| as needed | PRN |
| every | q or Q |
| every morning | QAM |
| one time a day | QD |
| every four hours | Q4H |
| four times daily | QID |
| every other day | QOD |
| sufficient amount | qs |
| rectally | REC or r |
| may be repeated | rept. |
| without | s |
| one-half | SS or ss or (S.) |
| directions | Sig. |
| under the tongue | UNT |
| immediately | IMM or STAT |
| suppository; suppositories | SUP; SPS or sup |
| suspension | susp |
| syrup | syr |
| tablet; tablets | T; TS or tab |
| teaspoonful | TEA |
| teaspoonsful | TES |
| three times daily | TID |
| use as directed | UTD |