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Common Medical Abbrv
Common Medical Abbreviations for Pharmacy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| GT | GASTROSTOMY TUBE |
| NG | NASOGASTRIC TUBE |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | PER RECTAL |
| PV | PER VAGINAL |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| AS | LEFT EAR |
| AU | BOTH EARS |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED, FREELY |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| HS | HOUR OF SLEEP, BEDTIME |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY, W/IN 15 MINUTES |
| QD | EVERYDAY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| SIG | TAKE |
| BID | TWICE A DAY |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| QID | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
| MIN | MINUTE |
| H OR HR | HOUR |
| QH | EVERY HOUR (12 X'S) |
| Q2H | EVERY 2 HOURS (10 X'S) |
| Q3H | EVERY 3 HOURS (8 X'S) |
| Q4H | EVERY 4 HOURS (6 X'S) |
| Q6H | EVERY 6 HOURS (4 X'S) |
| Q8H | EVERY 8 HOURS (3 X'S) |
| Q12H | EVERY 12 HOURS (2 X'S) |
| A | BEFORE |
| P | AFTER |
| C | WITH |
| S | WITHOUT |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| SS | ONE-HALF |
| # | POUND |
| GTT | DROP |
| g, G | GRAM |
| mg, MG | MILLIGRAM |
| mcg, MCG | MICROGRAM |
| kg, KG | KILOGRAM |
| gr, GR | GRAIN |
| OPTH | EYE/VISION |
| OINT | OINTMENT |
| TOP | TOPICALLY |
| PV | PER VAGINALLY |
| WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| X | TIMES |
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