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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| day or daily | d |
| fives times a day | f.i.d |
| every | q |
| every morning | qum |
| one time a day | qd |
| every four hours | q4h - Q4r |
| four times a day | q.i.d QiD |
| every other day | q.o.d |
| rectaly | r, rec |
| solution | sol |
| Immediately | Stat, IMM |
| syrup | syr |
| tablet; tablets | tab, T, TS |
| table spoon | tbsp- TBL |
| three times a day | t.i.d |
| evening | pm |
| every | q;Q |
| capsule | cap |
| blood sugar | bs |
| blood pressure | BP |
| bowel movement | BM |
| acetaminophen | apap |
| ampule | amp |
| in the vagina | vag |
| dispense as written | DAW |
| morning | AM |
| by mouth | po |
| dispence | disp |
| elixir | elix |
| gram | g or gm |
| a drop(S) | gtt-GTS-GTS |
| hours | h-hr-H |
| milligram | mg |
| do not repeat | non rep (NR) |
| milliliter | ml |
| nausea & vomit | n |
| number | no-# |
| twice a day | bid |
| nausea & vomiting | n&v-NV |
| teaspoonful | tea=TEA-Tes |
| suspension | susp |
| suppository | sup-sps |
| right ear | a.d |
| left ear | a.s |
| right eye | q.d |
| left eye | o.s |
| both eyes | ou |
| swish and swallow | sas |
| carbohydrate | carb |
| orally, by mouth | po |
| pediatric | ped |
| magnesium oxide | mgo-magox |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| injection | ij |
| intramuscular | IM |
| intarvenous | IV |
| intravenous pibby back | ivpb |
| pound | Lb |
| electrocardiogram | ecg-ekg |
| vomiting | emesis |
| external | ex |
| fluid ounce | floz |
| ferous sulphate | feso-4 |
| fluid | fl |
| hydrogen peroxide | H2O2 |
| to apply | app |
| both noatril | nu |
| before meal | ac |
| before | a |
| after | p |
| one halph | ss (s) |
| acetylsatic acid, aprin | AsA |
| distilled water | aq dist |
| at plasure | ad lib |
| of each | aa |
| until all taken | TAT |
| use | U |
| headache | HA |
| generic | GF |
| dissolve-tablets in water | DIW |
| cough and congestion | CNC |
| to the affected ear | AA |
| milliequivalent | meq |
| at bedtime | hs-HS |
| grain | gr |
| and | et |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| one hundred | c |
| cap | c - cs |
| with | c |
| may be repeated | rept |
| without | s |
| one-half | ss S |
| directions | sig |
| under the toungue | sl, unt |
| under the skin | SQ |
| no refill | nr |
| magnesium | mg |
| every hour | ph |
| apply to affected area | aaq |
| lotion | lot |
| discontinue | D/c dc |
| day | d |
| with | c |
| both ears | au |
| nitroglycerin | ntg |
| non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drud | NSAID |
| nonsedating antihistamines | NSAs |
| milk of magnesia | mom |
| mechanism of action | moa |
| concentration | conc |
| central nervous system | cns |
| metered dose inhaler | mdi |
| maximum allowable cost | mac |
| locally | loc |
| long acting | LA |
| potassium choloride | KCI |
| potassium | K |
| intravenous push | IVP |
| intrauterine | IU |
| inhalation | IN |
| history | HX |
| cream | cr |
| drug of choice | DOC |
| adverse drug affect | ADE |
| generalized anxiety disorder | Gad |
| gamma-aminobutyric acid | Gaba |
| electroencephalogram | eeg |
| double strength | Ds |
| adverse drug reaction | Adr |
| average wholesale price | Awp |
| asprin | ASA |
| birth control | bc -Bcp |
| coronary artery disease | cad |
| sufficient amount | q.s |
| as needed | p.r.n |
| after a meal | p.c |
| after | p |
| no refill | nr |
| penicillin | pcn |
| cubic centimeter or millilter | ml - cc |
| water | Aq |