Prescription Abbreviations Flashcards
(97 cards)
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
Q
a.d.*
A
right ear
3
Q
a.s.*
A
left ear
4
Q
a.u.*
A
both ears
5
Q
bid
A
twice per day
6
Q
C or c
A
cup
7
Q
cc*
A
cubic centimeter
8
Q
dr or 3
A
dram
9
Q
gr*
A
grain
10
Q
g, G, gm*
A
gram
11
Q
gtt
A
drop
12
Q
h.s.
A
hour of sleep (bedtime)
13
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
14
Q
In
A
inch
15
Q
IV
A
intravenous
16
Q
Kg
A
kilogram
17
Q
L
A
liter (1000 mL)
18
Q
Lb
A
pound
19
Q
minim
A
unit of measure
20
Q
mcg
A
micrograms
21
Q
mEq
A
milliequivalent
22
Q
mg
A
milligram (1000 micrograms)
23
Q
mL
A
milliliter
24
Q
o.d.*
A
right eye
25
o.s.*
left eye
26
o.u.*
both eyes
27
ounce
unit of measure
28
p.c.
after meals
29
p.o.
by mouth
30
p.r.n.
as needed
31
pt
pint
32
q8h
every 8 hours
33
qd*
every day
34
qh
every hour
35
qid
4 times a day
36
qod*
every other day
37
qt
quart
38
sc or sub q*
subcutaneous
39
sL
sublingual
40
ss
one half (0.5)
41
stat
immediately
42
Tid
3 times a day
43
t or tsp
teaspoon
44
T or tbsps
tablespoon
45
>
greater than
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<
less than
47
iss
1.5
48
aa¯¯
of each
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ac
before meals
50
ad lib
as desired
51
AM
morning
52
amt.
amount
53
bid
twice per day
54
BP or B/P
blood pressure
55
A¯c
with
56
c/o
complains of
57
cpd
compound
58
DC
discontinue
59
dr or ʒ
dram
60
et or &
and
61
Fe
iron
62
fld
fluid
63
g or gm
gram
64
gr
grain
65
gtt
drop
66
hs
hour of sleep or bedtime
67
kg
kilogram
68
lb
pound
69
liq
liquid
70
mg
milligram
71
no. or #
number
72
noc
night
73
NPO
nothing by mouth
74
oz or ℥
ounce
75
pc
after meals
76
per
by or through
77
PO
postoperative or by mouth
78
prn
when necessary
79
pt
patient
80
PT
physical therapy
81
qd
every day
82
qh
every hour
83
qid
4 times per day
84
qod
every other day
85
qs
quantity sufficient
86
A¯s E
without
87
sol
solution
88
ss
one half (½)
89
stat
at once
90
tab
tablet
91
tid
3 times a day
92
tx
treatment
93
wt
weight
94
AS
left ear
95
AD
right ear
96
AU
both ears
97
<
less than
