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Abbreviations
General Pharm Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adverse drug effect | ADE |
| adverse drug reaction | ADR |
| average wholesale price | AWP |
| compound | cmpd / cpd |
| concentration | conc |
| diagnosis-related group | DRG |
| discontinue | D/C / DC |
| dispense | disp. |
| dispense as written | DAW |
| Drug Enforcement Admin | DEA |
| drug utilization review | DUR |
| elixir | elix |
| enteric coated | EC |
| fluid | fl. |
| Food and Drug Admin | FDA |
| maximum allowable cost | MAC |
| no known allergies | NKA |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| ointment | oint. / ung |
| over-the-counter | OTC |
| pediatric | ped |
| prescription | Rx |
| Schedule I | C-I |
| Schedule II | C-II |
| Schedule III | C-III |
| Schedule IV | C-IV |
| Schedule V | C-V |
| solution | soln |
| suppository | supp |
| syrup | syr |
| vitamin | vit |
| water | aq / aqua |
| wholesale acquisition cost | WAC |