Prescription Abbreviations Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
of each
latin: ana
2
Q
ad
A
to, up to
latin: ad
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
latin: ante cibum
4
Q
aq or aqua
A
water
latin: aqua
5
Q
am
A
morning/before noon
Latin: ante meridiem
6
Q
bid
A
twice daily
Latin: bis in die
7
Q
c with a horizontal line above it
A
with
Latin: cum
8
Q
c
A
food
Latin: cibos
9
Q
cap
A
capsule
Latin: capula
10
Q
gm or g
A
gram
11
Q
gtt or gtts
A
drop or drops
Latin: gutta
12
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
13
Q
IV
A
intravenous
14
Q
MDI
A
multi-dose inhaler
15
Q
mitte
A
send
Latin: mitte
16
Q
opth
A
ophthalmic
17
Q
pc
A
after meals
Latin: post cibum
18
Q
po
A
by mouth or orally
Latin: per os
19
Q
pr
A
rectally
Latin: per rectum
20
Q
prn
A
when required or when needed
Latin: pro re nata
21
Q
pv
A
vaginally
Latin: per vaginum
22
Q
qam
A
every morning
Latin: quaque die ante meridiem
23
Q
qid
A
four times daily
Latin: quarter in die
24
Q
q
A
every or each
Latin: quaque
25
qh
every hour
Latin: quaque hora
26
q#h
every # hours
# can be any number
27
q1-2h
every 1 to 2 hours
1 & 2 can be substituted with any #
28
qs
sufficient quantity
Latin: quantum sufficiat
29
qs ad
a sufficient quantity to make
Latin: quantum sufficiat
30
Rx
take or prescription
Latin: recipe
31
SC or SQ
subcutaneous
32
sig
write on label/directions
Latin: signa
33
SOB
shortness of breath
34
stat
at once/immediately
Latin: statim
35
supp
suppository
Latin: suppositorium
36
sx
symptoms
37
tab
a tablet
Latin: tabella
38
tid
three times daily
Latin: ter in die
39
tx
treatment
40
ung or ungt
ointment
Latin: unguentum
41
ut dict or ud
as directed
Latin: ut dictum
42
uf
until finished
