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ABV FOR NHA PHARMACY
Routes of administration ABV NHA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| AS | LEFT EAR |
| AU | BOTH EARS |
| BU | BUCCAL |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IT | INTRATHECAL |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | RECTAL |
| PV | VAGINAL |
| SC, SQ, SUB Q | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| BID | TWICE DAILY |
| HS | AT BEDTIME |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| QH | EVERY HR |
| QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
| GTTS | DROPS |
| HA | HEADACHE |
| QS | QUANTITY SUFFICIENT |
| UNG/OINT | OINTMENT |
| AM | MORNING |
| PM | AT NIGHT |
| AD. LIB | AS DESIRED |
| HR | HOUR |
| STAT | ASAP |
| Q(X)H | EVERY (X) HOURS |
| U.D. | AS DIRECTED |
| INJ | INJECT |
| IVPB | IV PIGGY BACK |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVP | IV PUSH |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| AQ | AQUEOUS |
| CMPD. | COMPOUND |
| PWD. | POWDER |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| SYR | SYRUP |
| TINCT | TINCTURE |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| SOL | SOLUTION |
| SUSP | SUSPENSION |
| TAB | TABLET |
| C' | WITH |
| AA | OF EACH |
| D/C | DISCONNECTED |
| DISP | DISPENSE |
| N/V | NAUSEA + VOMITING |
| Q.S. | QUANITY SUFFICIENT |
| N.R. | NO REPEAT |
| MR | MAY REPEAT |
| NPO | NOT BY MOUTH |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| INH | INHALER |
| MDI | MULTI DOSE VIAL |
| SDV | SINGLE DOSE VIAL |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
| S | WITH OUT |
| SS | 1/2 |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| Tx | TREATMENT |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| GI | GI TRACT |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| SIG | DIRECTIONS FOR MEDICATION |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| TSP | TEASPOON |
| MG | MILIGRAM |
| GM/GR | GRAM |
| KG | KILOGRAM |
| MCG | MICROGRAM |
| PT | PATIENT |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| L | LITER |
| OZ | OUNCE |
| FL OZ | FL OUNCE |
| LOC | Locally |
| AMP | Ampule |
| CR | Cream |
| Elix | Elixir |
| EXPECT | Expectorant |
| LIQ | Liquid |
| LOT | Lotion |
| PULU | Powder |