Prescription Abbreviations Medterms Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
of each
A
aa
2
Q
before meals
A
ac
3
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
4
Q
water
A
aq
5
Q
twice a day
A
bid
6
Q
with
A
c̄
7
Q
capsule
A
cap
8
Q
dilute
A
dil
9
Q
elixir
A
elix
10
Q
gram
A
g
11
Q
drop (drops)
A
gt / gtt
12
Q
hour
A
h
13
Q
hypodermic
A
hypo
14
Q
intramuscular
A
IM
15
Q
injection
A
Inj
16
Q
intravenous
A
IV
17
Q
kilogram
A
kg
18
Q
liter
A
L
19
Q
liquid
A
liq
20
Q
minim
A
m / min
21
Q
milligram
A
mg
22
Q
milliliter
A
ml
23
Q
millimeter
A
mm
24
Q
no known drug allergies
A
NKDA
25
night
noc
26
do not repeat
non rep
27
after
p̄
28
after meals
pc
29
by or with
per
30
by mouth
po
31
as needed
prn or PRN
32
patient
pt
33
every
q
34
every hour
qh
35
every (2, 3, 4) hours
q (2, 3, 4) h
36
four times a day
qid
37
of sufficient quantity
qs
38
take
Rx
39
without
S (with line over it)
40
let it be labeled
sig
41
solution
sol
42
one-half
ss
43
at once
stat / STAT
44
suppository
supp
45
tablet
tab
46
tablespoon
Tsp / Tbsp
47
teaspoon
tsp
48
three times a day
tid
49
tincture
tr / tinc
50
ointment
ung
