Medication Abbreviations Flashcards
a with a line above it
before
aa (with or without a line above)
of each
a.c. or ac
before meals
ad lib.
as desired, freely
am, AM
morning before noon
amp
ampule
aq
aqueous, water
b.i.d. or bid
twice a day
b.i.w.
twice a week
c with a line over it
with
c, C
cup
cap or caps
capsule(s)
CD
controlled dose
CR
controlled release
dil.
dilute
DS
double strength
EC
enteric cooated
fl or fld.
fluid
GT
gastrostomy tube
gtt
drop
h or hr
hour
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IV
intravenous
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
IVSS
intravenous Soluset
KVO
keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)
LA
long acting
LOS
length of stay
min
minute
mix
mixture
NAS
intranasal
NG or NGT
nasogastric tube
noc or noct
at night
n.p.o. or NPO
nothing by mouth
NS or N/S
normal saline
p with a line above it
after
p.c. or pc
after meals
per
through or by
pm or PM
evening, before midnight
p.o.
by mouth, oral
p.r.
by rectum
p.r.n. or prn
when necessary/required, as needed
q.
every
q.a.m.
every morning
q.h. or qh
every hour
q2h
every 2 hours
q4h
every 4 hours
q6h
every 6 hours
q8h
every 8 hours
q12h
every 12 hours
q.i.d. or qid
four times a day
q.s.
a sufficient amount, as much as needed
rect
rectum
s with a line above it
without
sl or SL
sublingual
sol or soln
solution
s.o.s. or SOS
may be repeated once if necessary
SR
sustained release
S&S
swish and swallow
stat or STAT
immediately, at once
subcut
subcutaneous
supp
suppository
susp
suspension
syp or syr
syrup
tab
tablet
t.i.d. or tid
three times a day
