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NVC Script Abbrv
NVC prescription abbreviations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
'a' with a line over it | before |
ac | before meals |
AD | right ear |
ad lib | as desired |
am | before noon |
amt. | amount |
aq | water |
AS | left ear |
AU | both ears |
B with circle around it | bilateral |
bid | twice a day |
C | Celsius // one hundred |
'c' with a line over it | with |
d | day |
F | Fahrenheit |
h | hour |
hs | hour of sleep |
i | one |
ii | two |
iii | three |
OD | right eye |
ss | one half |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
'p' with a line over it | after |
pc | after meals |
per | by or through |
pm | afternoon |
po | by mouth |
pr | by rectum |
prn | as needed |
q | each or every |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
q #h | every # hours |
qid | four times a day |
qod | every other day |
qs | a sufficient quantity |
Rx | prescription |
sig. | label, instructions |
stat. | immediately |
tid | three times a day |
's' with line over | without |
wk | week |
yr | year |
'x' with line | time or for |
> | greater than |
< | less than |
transdermal | absorbed thru skin |
topical | applied to an area |
sublingual | under the tongue |
parenteral | administered by injection |
IM | intramuscular |
IV | intravenous // four |
NKA | no known allergy |
NKDA | no known drug allergy |
npo | nothing by mouth |
tab | tablet |
cap | capsule |
ud | as directed |
DAW | dispense as written |
d/c | discontinue |
L | liter // Fifty |
X | ten |
M | one thousand |
D | five hundred |
738 in roman numerals | DCCXXXVIII |
2011 in roman numerals | MMXI |