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MVROP MA Program
Pharmacology Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tablet | tab |
| 3 times a day | tid |
| 3 times a night | tin |
| tincture | tinc, tr |
| unit | U, u |
| ointment | ung |
| wine | vin |
| roman numerals 1 - 10 | I - X |
| of each | aa |
| before meals | ac |
| to | ad |
| as desired | ad lib |
| ampule | amp |
| aqua (water) | aq |
| distilled aqua (water) | aq dist |
| twice a day | bid |
| twice a night | bin |
| capsule | cap |
| with | c |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| compound | comp |
| discontinue | DC (note capitalization) |
| dram | dr, (also a cursive z) |
| elixer | elix |
| enteric coated | EC (note capitalization) |
| iron | Fe (note capitalization of first letter) |
| fluid | Fld (note capitalization of first letter) |
| gram | Gm (note capitalization of first letter) |
| drop | gtt |
| grain | gr |
| hypodermic | H, hypo (note capitalization when "H" is used |
| hour | h |
| hours of sleep, bedtime | hs |
| intramuscular | IM (note capitalization of letters) |
| intravenous | IV (note capitalization of letters) |
| liter | L (note capitalization) |
| liquid | liq |
| minum | m |
| milligram | mg |
| milliequivalent | mEq (note capitalization of E - only_) |
| night | noc, n |
| do not repeat | nonrep |
| oil | ol |
| every morning | om |
| every night | on |
| mouth | os |
| ounce | oz,z (note cursive extended) |
| after meals | pc |
| through, by | per |
| by mouth | p o, per os |
| pill | pil |
| preoperative | preop |
| when necessary (or as needed) | prn |
| powder | pulv |
| every | q |
| 4 times a day | qd |
| every other day | qod |
| quantity sufficient | qs |
| take | Rx (note capitalization of first letter) |
| without | s (note, there is a dash above the s) |
| solution | sol |
| spirit | sp |
| one half | ss (note, there is a dash above the s |
| at once | stat |
| syrup | syr |