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Pharmacy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affected area | aa; a.a |
| up to | ad |
| before meals | a.c, ac |
| right ear | a.d |
| as needed | ad lib. |
| apply | app (admov) |
| stir/ shake | agit |
| acquired imuune deficiency syndrome | AIDS |
| every other hour | alt. h. |
| morning, before noon | a.m |
| ampule | amp |
| amount | amt |
| monoamine oxidase selective serotonin | antidepressants (class of) |
| apply | app |
| water | aq |
| left ear | a.l, a.s, AS |
| as soon as possible | ASAP |
| around the clock | A.T.C |
| both ears | a.u |
| birht control pills | bcp |
| twice | bis |
| twice daily (bicycle- 2 wheel) | b.i.d.; bid |
| bowerl movement | B.M. |
| as a large single dose | bol. |
| blood sugar | B.S. |
| body surface area | B.S.A |
| capsule | cap, caps |
| with (usually written with line on top) | c |
| food | c |
| cubic centimeters | cc (in ml) |
| with food | cf |
| liquid carbonic detergens | coal tar |
| compound | comp. |
| Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties | CPS |
| cream | cr, crm |
| dextrose 5% solution | D5W |
| dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) | D5NS |
| dispense as written | D.A.W |
| discontinue | dc, D/C, disc |
| every other day | dieb. alt. |
| dilute | dil. |
| dispense | disp. |
| dissolve | Diss. |
| divide | div. |
| let such doses be sent | d.t.d |
| distilled water | D.W. |
| electroencephalogram(graphy) | EEG |
| electrocardiogram(graphy) | ECG; EKG |
| elixir | elix. |
| as directed | e.m.p. |
| emulsion | emuls. |
| and | et |
| in water | ex. aq./ ex aq. |
| for | f |
| fluid | fl., fld |
| make, let it be made | ft. |
| for # of days | f(# of days) d |
| gram, give | g |
| grain | gr |
| drop(s) | gtt(s) |
| hyodermic | H |
| hour | h, hr |
| bedtime | h.s.; hs |
| between meals | ic |
| intradermal | ID |
| one, two... | i, ii,... |
| intramuscular | IM |
| injection | inj. |
| instillation | instill. |
| intraperitoneal | IP |
| intrathecal (remove spinal fluid) | IT |
| intravenous | IV |
| intravenous push | IVP |
| intravenous piggyback | IVPB |
| label as such | L.A.S |
| coal tar solution | LCD |
| liniment | lin |
| solution | liq |
| lotion | lot |
| mix | M. |
| as directed | md |
| minimum(meter,minimum,meta,muscle) | m, min |
| microgram | mcg |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | mg |
| mix, let a mixture be made | mist. |
| send as such, give | mitte |
| lillilitre | mL, ml |
| spray | nebul |
| not more thean | N.M.T |
| nothing by mouth | NPO' npo; n.p.o |
| night | noct. |
| no repeats | non rep. |
| normal saline | NS |
| non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | NSAIDS |
| half normal saline | 1/2 NS |
| not to exceed | N.T.E |
| nausea and vomiting | n/v |
| Ontario Drug Benefits | ODB |
| both eyes | o_2 |
| once daily | od |
| right eye | o.d. |
| ointment | oint |
| left eye | o.s |
| over the counter | OTC |
| both eyes | o.u |
| ounce | oz |
| pain | p.a. |
| by or through | per |
| after meals | p.c; pc |
| evening or afternoon | p.m. |
| as needed or required | prn |
| by mouth (orally) | p.o. |
| by rectum | p.r. |
| powder | pulv. |
| every | q |
| every other day | q.a.d. |
| every morning | q.a.m. |
| every # hours | q_h |
| every hour | q.h. |
| every bedtime | q.h.s; qhs |
| every 1 hour | q.1h |
| every day | q.d; QD |
| four times daily | q.i.d; qid |
| every other day | q.o.d. |
| every evening | q.p.m. |
| every four hours | qqh |
| quantity sufficinent( as much as needed) | q.s. |
| rectal | R |
| repeat | rep.; rept. |
| Ringer's lacate | RL, R/L |
| prescription | Rx |
| without | s |
| use your judgement | s.a. |
| subcutaneous | SC, subc, subq, subcut, SQ |
| scruple | scr. |
| selective estrogen receptor modulator | SERM |
| write on label | sig |
| sublingually, under the tongue | SL, sl |
| solution | sol |
| if there is a need | s.o.s., si op, sit |
| sparingly | sp |
| one half | ss |
| immediately | stat, STAT |
| suppository | supp |
| suspension | susp |
| syrup | syr |
| tablet | tab |
| take | T |
| such | tal, t |
| tablespoon | tbsp (tb; T) |
| lozenge | troche |
| teaspoon | tsp |
| three times daily | t.i.d.; tid |
| three times a day | t.d.s. |
| topically | top |
| three times a week | t.i.w. |
| total parenteral nutrition | T.P.N. |
| tincture (contains alcohol- iodine) | tr, tinc, tinct. |
| cough | tuss |
| treatment | tx |
| as directed | u.d, ud, ut. dict. |
| until finished | uf |
| microgram | ug |
| ointment | ung. |
| United States Pharmacopoeia | U.S.P. |
| vaginally | vag |
| with | w |
| without | w/o |
| times | X |
| years old | Y.O. |
| cubic centimetre (with food or ml with food) | cc |
| 2.5 ml | ss tsp |
| 3.75 ml | 3/4 tsp |
| 5ml | 1tsp |
| 7.5 ml | 1 1/2 tsp |
| 15ml | 1 tbsp |
| 30 ml | 2 tbsp |
| 1 day | 1/7 |
| one month supply | 1/12 |
| biweekly supply | 1/26 |
| 1 week supply | 1/52 |
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