Pharmacy Abbreviations (Route, Form, Time, Measurement, Other)
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| a.s. or a.l. | left ear
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| a.u. | each ear
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| i.m. or IM | Intramuscular
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| i.v. or IV | Intravenous
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| i.v.p or IVP | Intravenous Piggyback
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| o.d. | right eye
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| o.s. or o.l. | left eye
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| o.u. | each eye
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| Per Neb | by nebulizer
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| p.o. | by mouth
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| p.r. | rectally, into the rectum
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| p.v. | vaginally, into the vagina
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| SC or subc or subq | Subcutaneously
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| S.L. | sublingually, under the tongue
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| top. | topically, locally
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| aq or aqua | water
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| caps | capsules
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| cm. | cream
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| liq. | liquid
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| supp. | suppository
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| SR or XR or XL | Slow/extended release
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| syr. | syrup
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| tab. | tablet
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| ung. or oint | ointment
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| a.c. | before food, before meals
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| a.m. | morning
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| b.i.d or bid | twice a day
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| h | hour
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| h.s. | at bedtime
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| p.c. | after meals
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| p.m. | afternoon or evening
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| p.r.n or prn | as needed
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| q.i.d or qid | four times a day
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| q | every
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| q.d. | every day
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| q_h | every_hour(s)
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| qod | every other day
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| stat. | immediately
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| t.i.d or tid | three times a day
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| i | 1
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| ii | 2
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| a.a. or aa | of each
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| ad | to, up to
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| aq. ad | add water up to
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| dil. | dilute
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| f or fl. | fluid
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| fl. oz. | fluid ounce
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| G. or gm. or g | gram
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| gtt. | drop
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| l or L | liter
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| mcg. | micrograms
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| mEq. | milliequivalent
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| mg. | milligram
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| ml. or mL | milliliter
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| q.s. | a sufficient quantity
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| q.s. ad | add sufficient quantity to make
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| ss | one half
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| tbsp. | tablespoon
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| tsp. | teaspoon
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| c or w/ | with
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| disp. | dispense
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| f or ft. | make, let it be made
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| gtt | drop
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| NR | no refill
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| s or w/o | without
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| ut dict. or u.d. | as directed
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| ad lib. | at pressure
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| a. | before
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| amp. | ampule
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| aur. or a | ear
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| b. | twice
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| brach. | arm
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| BSA | body surface area
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| c. | food
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| comp. | compound
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| c.c. | cubic centimeter
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| C.C. | with food,with meals
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| D5W | Dextrose 5% in water
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| emuls. | emulsion
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| gr. | grain (1gr ~ 65mg)
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| lot. | lotion
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| N.F. | National Formulary
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| NS | Normal Saline
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| per g. button | by/through gastric button
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| per n.g.t. | by/through naso-gastric tube
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| Sig. | write,label
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| sol. | solution
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| tinc. or tr. | tincture
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| troche | lozenge
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| tuss. | cough
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| USP | United States Pharmacopea
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