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Sig Codes
Pharmacy abbreviations PTCB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ac | before meals |
| ad | right ear |
| am | morning |
| as | left ear |
| au | both ears |
| bid | two times daily |
| tid | three times daily |
| qid | four times daily |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| q | every |
| c | with |
| d | day |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| gtt | drop |
| h | hour |
| hr | hour |
| hs | at bedtime |
| i | one |
| ii | two |
| iii | three |
| iv | four |
| od | right eye |
| opth | opthalmic |
| os | left eye |
| otic | for the ear |
| ou | each eye |
| p | after |
| pc | after meals |
| pm | evening |
| po | by mouth |
| pr | rectally |
| prn | as needed |
| pv | vaginally |
| qd | every day |
| qs | quanity sufficent to make |
| qsad | add quanity to make specific volume |
| s | without |
| sig | write on label |
| sl | under tongue |
| sol | solution |
| supp | suppository |
| ud | as directed |
| SubQ | subcutaneous |
| syr. | syrup |
| tab. | tablet |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| w/o | without |
| top | topical |
| ung. | ointment |
| x | times |
| aa | of each |