Prescription Abbreviations Flashcards
(105 cards)
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
aa
A
affected area
3
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
4
Q
ad
A
up to
5
Q
a.d.
A
right eat
6
Q
ad lib
A
freely
7
Q
a.m.
A
morning
8
Q
a.s.
A
left ear
9
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
10
Q
a.u.
A
each ear
11
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
12
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
13
Q
c or c̅
A
with
14
Q
cap
A
capsule
15
Q
d
A
day
16
Q
D.C.
A
discontinue
17
Q
Disp.
A
dispense
18
Q
div.
A
divide
19
Q
DS
A
double stregnth
20
Q
EC
A
enteric coated
21
Q
elix
A
elixir
22
Q
fl
A
fluid
23
Q
g, gm
A
gram
24
Q
gr
A
Grain
25
gtt, gtts
drop, drops
26
h
hour
27
HA
headache
28
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
29
h.s.
bedtime
30
IM
intramuscular
31
INH
insoniazid
32
inj.
injection
33
IU
Internal Units
34
IV
intravenous
35
IVP
intravenous push
36
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
37
mcg
microgram
38
mEq
milliequivalent
39
mg
milligram
40
MI
myocardial infarction
41
ml
mililiter
42
MOM
milk of magnesia
43
mOsm
miliosmoles
44
MR
may repeat
45
MRX\_\_\_\_\_
may repeat ___ times
46
n
nostril
47
N & V
nausea and vomiting
48
NG
nasogastric
49
noct.
night
50
N.R.
no refills
51
NPO
nothing by mouth
52
NTG
nitroglycerin
53
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
54
OC
oral contraceptive
55
OD
overdose
56
o.d.
right eye
57
oint.
ointment
58
o.s.
left eye
59
OTC
over-the-counter
60
o.u.
both eyes
61
oz
ounce
62
p
by
63
Pb
phenobarbital
64
p.c.
after meals
65
PCN
penicillin
66
p.m.
afternoon or evening
67
p.o.
by mouth
68
post
after
69
PPI
patient package insert
70
pr
rectally
71
p.r.n.
as needed
72
pv
vaginally
73
q
every
74
q.d.
every day; daily
75
q.h.
every hour
76
q.i.d.
every other day
77
q.s.
a sufficient quantity
78
r
rectal
79
without
80
Sig.
write on label
81
SL
sublingual
82
SS
saturated solution
83
one-half
84
stat
immediately
85
subc or subq or s.c.
subcutaneously
86
supp.
suppository
87
susp.
suspension
88
syr.
syrup
89
SZ
seizure
90
tab
tablet
91
tbsp.
tablespoonful
92
TCA
tricyclic antidepressant
93
TCN
tetracycline
94
t.i.d.
three time a day
95
t.i.w.
three times a week
96
TMP/SMX
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
97
top
topically
98
u.d. or ut dict
as directed
99
ung.
oitnment
100
w/o
without
101
X
times
102
y.o.
year old
103
ZnO
Zinc Oxide
104
one
105
two
