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Prescription Abbreviations w/ ** by those that are error prone

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show before (latin= ante)  
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show before meals (latin= ante cibum)  
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show before noon (latin=ante meridiem)  
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show twice a day (latin= bis in die)  
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show day  
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show hour (latin= hora)  
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show at hour of sleep (bedtime) (latin=hora somni)  
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noc.   show
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p (with a line over top)   show
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p.c.   show
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show afternoon(latin= post meridiem)  
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show as needed (latin= pro re nata)  
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q   show
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q d **   show
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show every hour (latin= quaque hora)  
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q 2 h   show
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show four times a day (latin= quarter in die)  
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q.o.d **   show
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STAT   show
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t.i.d   show
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wk   show
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show year  
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AD **   show
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AS **   show
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AU **   show
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show as desired (latin= ab libitum)  
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amt   show
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aq   show
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show bilateral  
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show Celsius, centigrade  
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show with (latin= cum)  
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F   show
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(m) (circle around the letter)   show
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show nothing by mouth (latin= non per os)  
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OD **   show
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show left eye (latin= oculus sinister)  
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OU **   show
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show by or through  
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p.o.   show
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show through rectum (latin= per rectum)  
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show through vagina (latin= per vagina)  
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show quantity not sufficient  
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q.s.   show
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show recipe, prescription  
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Sig:   show
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show without (latin= sine)  
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show one-half (semis)  
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w.a.   show
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x   show
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> **   show
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< **   show
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show one (modified lowercase roman numeral)  
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ii   show
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show three (modified lowercase roman numeral)  
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show four (modified lowercase roman numeral)  
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show uppercase roman numerals 1-10 (arabic numerals are preferred)  
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