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Pharm Tech Abbrev.

QuestionAnswer
a.d. Right ear
a.s. Left ear
a.u. Each ear
IM intramuscular
Inj injection
IV intravenous
IVPB intravenous piggyback
n.p.o. Nothing by mouth
o.d. right eye
o.s. left eye
o.u. each eye
p.o. by mouth (per oral)
pr per rectum
pv per vagina
SL sublingual
sq or sc subcutaneous
top topical
aq water
caps capsules
DW distilled water
elix elixir
liq liquid
MDI Metered dose inhaler
NS Normal saline
supp suppository
syr syrup
tab tablet
ung ointment
a.s. before food, before meals
a.m. morning
a.t.c. around the clock
b.i.d. twice a day
H hour, at the hour of
h.s. at bedtime
p.c. after food, after meals(post consumption)
p.r.n. as needed
q.i.d. four times a day
Q each, every
q.d. every day
q.h. every hour
q.o.d. every other day
stat. immediately
t.i.d. three times a day
aa of each or equal amounts of each
ad add quantity up to
cc cubic centimeter
dil dilut
div divide
fl fluid
g gram
gr grain
gtt drop
L liter
mcg microgram
mEq milliequivalent
mg milligram
ml milliliter
oz ounce
q.s. sufficient quantity
qsad add sufficient quantity to make
ss one-half
tbsp
a.u. Each ear
IM intramuscular
Inj injection
IV intravenous
IVPB intravenous piggyback
n.p.o. Nothing by mouth
o.d. right eye
o.s. left eye
o.u. each eye
p.o. by mouth (per oral)
pr per rectum
pv per vagina
SL sublingual
sq or sc subcutaneous
top topical
aq water
caps capsules
DW distilled water
elix elixir
liq liquid
MDI Metered dose inhaler
NS Normal saline
supp suppository
syr syrup
tab tablet
ung ointment
a.s. before food, before meals
a.m. morning
a.t.c. around the clock
b.i.d. twice a day
H hour, at the hour of
h.s. at bedtime
p.c. after food, after meals(post consumption)
p.r.n. as needed
q.i.d. four times a day
Q each, every
q.d. every day
q.h. every hour
q.o.d. every other day
stat. immediately
t.i.d. three times a day
aa of each or equal amounts of each
ad add quantity up to
cc cubic centimeter
dil dilut
div divide
fl fluid
g gram
gr grain
gtt drop
L liter
mcg microgram
mEq milliequivalent
mg milligram
ml milliliter
oz ounce
q.s. sufficient quantity
qsad add sufficient quantity to make
ss one-half
tbsp tablespoon
tsp teaspoon
U unit
a before
ad as directed
AAA apply to affected area
ad lib at pleasure
agit shake, stir
amp ampule
aur Ear
aurist ear-drops
BP blood pressure
brach the arm
BSA body surface area
c with
collun nose wash
collut a mouthwash
collyr an eyewash
comp compound
cc with food; with meals
d right
disp dispense
DUE drug usage evaluation
emuls emulsion
et And
HA headache
ICD-9 International Classification of Diseases- 9th Edition
L left
lin liniment
lot lotion
N at night
narist nasal drops
neb a spray
NF national formulary
non rep do not repeat
occulent eye ointment
O eye
pr per rectum
puly powder
s without
sig write, label
sol solution
tinc; tr tincture
troche lozenge
tuss a cough
ut dict; ud as directed
wf with food
ASA aspirin
APAP tylenol
N/V nausea and vomiting
SOB shortness of breath
ac before meals
s/sx signs/symptoms
d/c discontinue
Created by: trevordarnell
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