Common Prescription Abbreviations and Symbols Flashcards
(86 cards)
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
aa with a line over it
A
of each
3
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
4
Q
ad lib.
A
as much as needed
5
Q
a.m or AM
A
morning, before noon
6
Q
ante
A
before
7
Q
b.i.d.
A
two times a day
8
Q
caps
A
capsule
9
Q
c with a line over it
A
with
10
Q
**cc or cc with line over it
A
with meals
11
Q
comp
A
compound
12
Q
d
A
day
13
Q
**DC or D/C
A
discontinue, discharge
14
Q
dos.
A
doses
15
Q
DS
A
double strength
16
Q
DSD
A
double starting dose
17
Q
elix.
A
elixir
18
Q
emul.
A
emulsion
19
Q
et
A
and
20
Q
ext.
A
extract
21
Q
garg.
A
gargle
22
Q
gm or g
A
gram
23
Q
gr
A
grain
24
Q
gt.
A
drop
25
gtt.
drops
26
h
hour
27
**h.s.
before bedtime (hour of sleep)
28
ID
intradermal
29
IM
intramuscular
30
inj.
injection; to be injected
31
IV or I.V.
intravenous
32
kg
kilogram
33
liq
liquid
34
M or m.
mix
35
mcg
microgram
36
mg or mgm
milligram
37
ml or mL
milliliter (use instead of "cc" for cubic centimeter)
38
N.E. or ne
negative
39
noct.
night
40
NPO or n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
41
O2
oxygen
42
**o.d.
once a day, every day
43
o.h.
every hour
44
oint
ointment
45
o.m.
every morning
46
o.n.
every night
47
OTC
over-the-counter (drugs)
48
oz
after
49
p
after
50
p.c.
after meals
51
p.o., or PO
by mouth (per os)
52
p.r.
per rectum
53
p.r.n. or PRN
whenever necessary
54
**q
every
55
**q.a.m.
every morning, every day before noon
56
**q.h.
every hour
57
**q.h.s.
every night, at bedtime
58
**q.i.d.
four times a day (not at night)
59
**q.n.
every night
60
**q.2 h.
every 2 hours
61
**q.3 h.
every 3 hours
62
**q.4 h.
every four hours
63
rep, REP
let it be repeated; Latin repeto
64
Rx
take (recipe), prescription
65
s with line over it
without
66
sat.
saturated
67
SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ
subcutaneous
68
Sig.
write on label; give directiongs on prescription
69
SL
sublingual, under tongue
70
sol.
solution
71
SR
sustained release
72
**ss
one-half
73
stat or STAT
immediately
74
syr.
syrup
75
tab.
tablet
76
t.i.d.
three times a day
77
top
topically
78
Tr. or tinct.
tincture
79
Tsp, tsp
teaspoon
80
vag.
vagina, vaginally
81
X or x
times (X10d/times ten days)
82
i, ii, iii, iv, v, viii, etc.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 etc.
83
5", 10", 15"
5, 10, 15 minutes
84
5', 10', 15'
5, 10, 15 hours
85
3 or dr.
dram (drachm)
86
3 or oz.
ounce
