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SCP most commonly used label codes
| sig code | translation |
|---|---|
| 12H | EVERY 12 HRS |
| 1D | ONCE DAILY |
| 2D | TWICE DAILY |
| 2H | EVERY 2 HRS |
| 2HT | TAKE 2 HALF-TABS |
| 3D | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| 3H | EVERY 3 HRS |
| 3HT | TAKE 3 HALF-TABS BY MOUTH |
| 3HTGT | TAKE 3 HALF-TABS PER G-TUBE |
| 46H | EVERY 4-6 HRS |
| 4D | 4 TIMES DAILY |
| 4GM | MAXIMUM OF 4GM APAP IN 24 HRS |
| 4H | EVERY 4 HRS |
| 5D | 5 TIMES DAILY |
| 68H | EVERY 6-8 HRS |
| 6D | 6 TIMES DAILY |
| 6H | EVERY 6 HRS |
| 8H | EVERY 8 HRS |
| A1P | APPLY 1 PATCH |
| AA | AFFECTED AREA |
| AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| ACHS | BEFORE MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| ALTW | ALTERNATING WITH |
| ALW | ALONG WITH |
| AM | EVERY MORNING |
| AMHS | EVERY MORNING AND AT BEDTIME |
| AMPM | EVERY MORNING AND EVERY EVENING |
| APSA | APPLY SMALL AMOUNT TOPICALLY TO |
| APU | APPLY UNDER |
| ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
| ATL | APPLY A THIN LAYER |
| AU | BOTH EARS |
| BB | BILATERAL BREASTS |
| BIL | BILATERAL |
| BLE | BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMETIES |
| BNO | BRAND NAME ONLY |
| BT | BUTTOCKS |
| BTP | FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN |
| BUE | BILATERAL UPPER EXTREMETIES |
| CON | FOR CONSTIPATION |
| DD | DRY DRESSING |
| DE | FOR DRY EYES |
| DEP | FOR DEPRESSION |
| DISPENEMA | USE 1 ENEMA RECTALLY EVERY DAY AS NEEDED FOR CONSTIPATION |
| DNC | **DO NOT CRUSH** |
| DNCC | **DO NOT CHEW OR CRUSH** |
| DNI | DO NOT INTERCHANGE |
| DNS | **DO NOT SUBSTITUTE** |
| DURAGESIC | APPLY 1 PATCH TOPICALLY EVERY 3 DAYS, CHECK PLACEMENT EVERY SHIFT |
| DX | **DX: |
| EA | **AUTHORIZATION FOR EMERGENCY DISPENSING** |
| ELLIPTA | INHALE 1 PUFF BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
| EN | EACH NOSTRIL |
| EOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| ET | FOR ELEVATED TEMP |
| F | FOR FEVER |
| FA | FOREARM |
| FOSAALT | WITH 6-8 OUNCES WATER IN A.M. BEFORE MEAL/MED, REMAIN UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES |
| GT | PER G-TUBE |
| GWF | **GIVE WITH FOOD** |
| HA | FOR HEADACHE |
| HB | FOR HEARTBURN |
| HF | **HOLD FOR |
| HFLS | **HOLD FOR LOOSE STOOLS** |
| HS | AT BEDTIME |
| HT | HALF TAB |
| HX | HISTORY OF |
| HYPL | FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
| HYPOT | HYPOTHYROIDISM |
| I1G | INSTILL 1 DROP |
| I1P | INHALE 1 PUFF |
| I1SR | INSERT 1 SUPPOSITORY RECTALLY |
| I1SV | INSERT 1 SUPPOSITORY VAGINALLY |
| I2G | INSTILL 2 DROPS |
| I2P | INHALE 2 PUFFS |
| I2S | INHALE 2 SPRAYS IN |
| I3G | INSTILL 3 DROPS |
| I4G | INSTILL 4 DROPS |
| IJ | INJECT |
| INH | INHALE |
| INJ | INJECT |
| JT | PER J-TUBE |
| LFA | LEFT FOREARM |
| LGT | LEFT GREAT TOE |
| LLE | LT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| LLL | LEFT LOWER LEG |
| LOTA | LEAVE OPEN TO AIR |
| LS | FOR LOOSE STOOLS |
| LUE | LT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| MKAB | MAY KEEP AT BEDSIDE |
| MKSA | MAY KEEP AT BEDSIDE AND SELF ADMINISTER |
| MSA | MAY SELF ADMINISTER |
| MWF | ON MON, WED, FRI |
| NAD | NON-ADHERENT DRESSING |
| NG | PER NG TUBE |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| NSD | **NEED STOP DATE** |
| NTE | **NOT TO EXCEED |
| NV | FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| O12O12 | ON 12 HOURS--OFF 12 HOURS |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OPA | OPEN AREA(S) |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OU | IN EACH EYE |
| PA | FOR PAIN |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PCHS | AFTER MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
| PM | EVERY EVENING |
| PN | PER NEBULIZER |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | PER RECTUM |
| PRE | AS PREVENTATIVE |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| PRNAA | AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY/AGITATION |
| PRNAG | AS NEEDED FOR AGITATION |
| PRNANX | AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY |
| PRNBTP | AS NEEDED FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN |
| PRNC | AS NEEDED FOR CONSTIPATION |
| PRNCC | AS NEEDED FOR COUGH/CONGESTION |
| PRNCO | AS NEEDED FOR COUGH |
| PRND | AS NEEDED FOR DIARRHEA |
| PRNDE | AS NEEDED FOR DRY EYES |
| PRNET | AS NEEDED FOR ELEVATED TEMP |
| PRNF | AS NEEDED FOR |
| PRNFV | AS NEEDED FOR FEVER |
| PRNHA | AS NEEDED FOR HEADACHE |
| PRNHB | AS NEEDED FOR HEARTBURN |
| PRNIN | AS NEEDED FOR INSOMNIA |
| PRNIND | AS NEEDED FOR INDIGESTION |
| PRNIT | AS NEEDED FOR ITCHING |
| PRNLS | AS NEEDED FOR LOOSE STOOLS |
| PRNMMP | AS NEEDED FOR MILD-MODERATE PAIN |
| PRNMOD | AS NEEDED FOR MODERATE PAIN |
| PRNMP | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN |
| PRNMPF | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN/FEVER |
| PRNMPT | AS NEEDED FOR MILD PAIN/TEMP |
| PRNMS | AS NEEDED FOR MUSCLE SPASMS |
| PRNMSP | AS NEEDED FOR MODERATE-SEVERE PAIN |
| PRNN | AS NEEDED FOR NAUSEA |
| PRNNV | AS NEEDED FOR NAUSEA/VOMITING |
| PRNOS | AS NEEDED FOR ORAL SECRETIONS |
| PRNP | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN |
| PRNPET | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN/ELEVATED TEMP |
| PRNSD | AS NEEDED FOR SOILAGE OR DISLODGEMENT |
| PRNSOB | AS NEEDED FOR SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| PRNSP | AS NEEDED FOR SEVERE PAIN |
| PRNT | AS NEEDED FOR TEMP |
| PRNV | AS NEEDED FOR VOMITING |
| Q | EVERY |
| Q3D | EVERY 3 DAYS |
| Q3DP | EVERY THREE DAYS AND AS NEEDED |
| Q48H | EVERY 48 HOURS |
| Q5M | EVERY 5 MINUTES |
| Q72H | EVERY 72 HOURS |
| QM | EVERY MONTH |
| QS | EVERY SHIFT |
| QSP | EVERY SHIFT AND AS NEEDED |
| QW | EVERY WEEK |
| QY | EVERY YEAR |
| RFA | RIGHT FOREARM |
| RGT | RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| RLE | RT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| RMAU | **RINSE MOUTH AFTER EACH USE** |
| ROBAN | **REMOVE OLD PATCH BEFORE APPLYING NEW PATCH** |
| RUE | RT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| SL | SUBLINGUALLY |
| SQ | SUBCUTANEOUSLY |
| ST | SKIN TEAR |
| STH | FOR SORE THROAT |
| SUP | FOR SUPPLEMENT |
| SWSP | SWISH AND SPIT |
| SWSW | SWISH AND SWALLOW |
| T | TAKE |
| T1C | TAKE 1 CAP BY MOUTH |
| T1C12H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 12 HOURS |
| T1C1D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
| T1C2D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY |
| T1C3D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY |
| T1C4D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| T1C5D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH FIVE TIMES DAILY |
| T1C6D | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH SIX TIMES DAILY |
| T1C6H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 6 HOURS |
| T1C8H | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY 8 HOURS |
| T1CAM | TAKE ONE CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY MORNING |
| T1CGT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA G-TUBE |
| T1CHS | TAKE 1 CAPSULE BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
| T1CJT | TAKE 1 CAPSULE VIA J-TUBE |
| T1CNGT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA NG-TUBE |
| T1CPM | TAKE ONE CAPSULE BY MOUTH EVERY EVENING |
| T1CPT | TAKE 1 CAP VIA PEG TUBE |
| T1HT | TAKE 1/2 TAB BY MOUTH |
| T1T | TAKE 1 TAB BY MOUTH |
| T1T12H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 12 HOURS |
| T1T1D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH ONCE DAILY |
| T1T2D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY |
| T1T3D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY |
| T1T4D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| T1T5D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH FIVE TIMES DAILY |
| T1T6D | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH SIX TIMES DAILY |
| T1T6H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 6 HOURS |
| T1T8H | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY 8 HOURS |
| T1TAM | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY MORNING |
| T1TGT | TAKE 1 TAB VIA G-TUBE |
| T1THS | TAKE 1 TABLET BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
| T1TJT | TAKE 1 TABLET VIA J-TUBE |
| T1TNGT | TAKE 1 TAB VIA NG-TUBE |
| T1TPM | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH EVERY EVENING |
| T1TPT | TAKE 1 TABLET PER PEG-TUBE |
| T2C | TAKE 2 CAPS BY MOUTH |
| T2CNGT | TAKE 2 CAPS VIA NG-TUBE |
| T2CPT | TAKE 2 CAPS VIA PEG-TUBE |
| T2T | TAKE 2 TABS BY MOUTH |
| T2TGT | TAKE 2 TABS PER G-TUBE |
| T2THS | TAKE TWO TABLETS BY MOUTH AT BEDTIME |
| T2TJT | TAKE 2 TABS PER J-TUBE |
| T2TNGT | TAKE 2 TABS VIA NG-TUBE |
| T2TPT | TAKE 2 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
| T3C | TAKE THREE CAPS BY MOUTH |
| T3CNGT | TAKE 3 CAPS VIA NG-TUBE |
| T3CPT | TAKE 3 CAPS VIA PEG TUBE |
| T3T | TAKE 3 TABS BY MOUTH |
| T3TJT | TAKE 3 TABS PER J-TUBE |
| T3TNGT | TAKE 3 TABS VIA NG-TUBE |
| T3TPT | TAKE 3 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
| T4C | TAKE 4 CAPS BY MOUTH |
| T4T | TAKE 4 TABS BY MOUTH |
| T4TJT | TAKE 4 TABS PER J-TUBE |
| T4TPT | TAKE 4 TABS PER PEG-TUBE |
| T5T | TAKE 5 TABS BY MOUTH |
| T650 | TAKE 2 TABLETS BY MOUTH (650MG) |
| T6T | TAKE 6 TABS BY MOUTH |
| TD | FOR A TOTAL DOSE TO EQUAL |
| TED | APPLY TED HOSE IN AM, REMOVE AT BEDTIME |
| THT | TAKE HALF TAB BY MOUTH |
| TIF | **THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGE FOR |
| U | UNITS |
| UAD | USE AS DIRECTED |
| UCV | USE CONTENTS OF ONE VIAL |
| UH | UNTIL HEALED |
| VGT | VIA G-TUBE |
| VPT | VIA PEG TUBE |
| W1M | WAIT 1 MINUTE BETWEEN PUFFS |
| W5M | WAIT 5 MINUTES BETWEEN INHALERS |
| W5MBD | **WAIT 5 MINUTES BETWEEN DROPS** |
| WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| WF | WITH FOOD |
| WM | WITH MEAL(S) |
| WZ | FOR WHEEZING |