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Pharmacy shorthand
Pharmacy abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aa | of each |
| ad | up to |
| a.c. | before meals |
| a.d. | right ear |
| ad lib | use as much as one desires; freely |
| admov | apply |
| agit | stir/shake |
| alt. h. | every other hour |
| a.m.m. | at doctors hand |
| a.. | morning, before noon |
| amp | ampule |
| amt | amount |
| aq | water |
| a.l. | left ear |
| a.s. | left ear |
| A.T.C. | around the clock |
| a.u. | both ears |
| bis | twice |
| b.d. | twice daily |
| b.i.d. | twice daily |
| B.M. | bowel movement |
| BNF | British National Formulary |
| bol. | as a large single dose (intravenous usually) |
| B.S. | Blood Sugar |
| B.S.A | body surface areas |
| b.t. | bedtime |
| BUCC | insid cheek |
| cap, caps | capsule |
| c | with |
| cib | food |
| cc | with food |
| cf | with food |
| comp | compound |
| cr | cream crm |
| cream CST | continue same treatment |
| D5W | dextrose 5% solution |
| D.A.W. | dispense as written (no generic subs) |
| D5NS | dextrose 5% in normal saline |
| dc | discontinue or discharge |
| D/C, disc | discontinue/discharge |
| dieb. alt | every other day |
| dil | dilute |
| disp | dispersible or dispense |
| d.t.d. | give of such doses |
| D.W. | distilled water |
| elix | elixir |
| e.m.p | as directed |
| emuls | emulsion |
| et | and |
| eod | every other day |
| ex aq | in water |
| ft | make; let it be made |
| gr | grain |
| gtt(s) | drops |
| H | hypodermic |
| h.s. | half strength, hour sleep, at bedtime |
| ID | intradermal |
| IJ, inj | injection |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IN | intranasal |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| IU | international unit |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVP | intravenous push |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback |
| L.A.S. | label as such |
| LCD | coal tar solution |
| lin | liniment |
| liq | solution |
| mane | in the morning |
| lot | lotion |
| M. | mix |
| m.min | a minimum |
| mcg | microgram |
| m.d.u. | to be used as directed |
| mEq | miliequivalent |
| mg | miligram |
| mgSO4 | magnesium sulfate |
| mist | mix |
| mitte | send |
| mL | mililitre |
| MS | morphine sulfate or mag sulfate |
| nebul | a spray |
| N.M.T. | not more than |
| noct | at night |
| non rep. | no repeats |
| NS | normal saline |
| 1/2NS | half normal saline |
| N.T.E. | not to exceed |
| o_2 | both eyes, sometimes written as o2 |
| od | every day/once daily |
| od | right eye |
| om | every morning |
| on | every night |
| o.p.d. | once per day |
| o.s. | left eye |
| o.u. | both eyes |
| oz | ounce |
| per | by or through |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pig/pigm. | paint |
| p.m. | evening or afternoon |
| p.o. | by mouth or orally |
| p.r. | by rectum |
| PRN, pm | as needed |
| pulv | powder |
| PV | via the vagina |
| q | every |
| q.a.d. | every other day |
| q.a.m. | everyday before noon |
| q.d.s. | four times a day |
| q.p.m. | every day after noon |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.h.s. | every night at bedtime |
| q. 1h | every hour |
| q.d. /q1d | every day |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q4PM | at 4 pm |
| q.o.d | every other day |
| qqh | every four hours |
| q.s. | a sufficient quantitiy |
| QWK | every week |
| R | rectal |
| rep, rept. | repeat |
| RL, R/L | Ringer's Lactate |
| s | without |
| s.a. | use your judgement |
| SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ | subcutaneous |
| sig | write on label |
| SL | sublingually, under the tongue |
| sol | soution |
| s.o.s. si op. sit | if there is a need |
| ss | one half or sliding scale |
| SSI | sliding scale insulin |
| stat | immeditely |
| supp | suppository |
| tal. t | such |
| troche | lozenge |
| t.b.s. | 3 times a day |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| t.i.w. | three times a week |
| top | topiacl |
| T.P.N | total parental nutrition |
| tr, tinc, tinct | tincture |
| U | unit |
| u.d.. ut. dict | as directed |
| ung | ointment |
| U.S.P. | United States Pharmacopoeia |
| vag | vaginaly |
| w | with |
| wf | with food |
| X | time |
| Y.O. | years old |
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