Prescription Sig Codes Part 2 Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
mL
A
milliliter
2
Q
nebul
A
a spray
3
Q
N.M.T
A
not more than
4
Q
noct.
A
at night
5
Q
non rep.
A
no repeats
6
Q
NS
A
normal saline
7
Q
1/2NS
A
half normal saline
8
Q
N.T.E
A
not to exceed
9
Q
o_2
A
both eyes
10
Q
od
A
right eye
11
Q
os
A
left eye
12
Q
ou
A
both eyes
13
Q
oz
A
ounce
14
Q
per
A
by or through
15
Q
p.c
A
after meals
16
Q
p.m
A
evening or afternoon
17
Q
p.o
A
by mouth or orally
18
Q
p.r
A
by rectum
19
Q
pulv.
A
powder
20
Q
q
A
every
21
Q
q.a.d
A
every other day
22
Q
q.a.m
A
every day before noon
23
Q
q.h
A
every hour
24
Q
q.h.s
A
every night at bedtime
25
q.1h
every 1 hour
26
q.d
every day
27
q.i.d
4 times a day
28
q.o.d
every other day
29
qqh
every 4 hours
30
q.s
a sufficient quantity
31
R
rectal
32
rep
rept
repeats
33
RL
R/L
Ringer's lactate
34
s bar
without
35
s.a
use your judgment
36
SC
subcutaneous
37
sig
write on label
38
SL
sublingual
under the tongue
39
sol
solution
40
s.o.s
si op
sit
if there is a need
41
ss
one half
42
stat
immediately
43
supp
suppository
44
susp
suspension
45
syr
syrup
46
tab
tablet
47
tal
t
such
48
tbsp
tablespoon
49
troche
lozenge
50
tsp
teaspoon
51
t.i.d
three times a day
52
t.d.s
three times a day
53
t.i.w
three times a week
54
top.
topical
55
T.P.N
total parenteral nutrition
56
tr
tinc
tinct
tincture
57
ud
ut
dict
as directed
58
ung
ointment
59
U.S.P
United States Pharmacopia
60
vag
vaginally
61
w
with
62
w/o
without
63
X
times
64
Y.O
years old
65
