Prescription Terms Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
Once per day
A
Semel in die
2
Q
Twice in a day
A
Bis in die
b.i.d / b.d
3
Q
Thrice in a day
A
Ter in die
t.i.d / t.d
4
Q
4 times a day
A
Quarter in die
q.i.d / q.d
5
Q
Early in the morning
A
Primo Mane
prim / m
6
Q
In morning
A
Mane
m
7
Q
Every Morning
A
Omni Mane
o.m
8
Q
Every Night
A
Omne Nocte
o.n
9
Q
During Night
A
Inter Nocte
10
Q
In night
A
Nocte
n
11
Q
Breakfast
A
Jentaculum
jentac
12
Q
Night and Morning
A
Nocte et Mane n. et. m Or Nocte maneque n.m
13
Q
Every Hour
A
Omni Hora
o.h
14
Q
Every 4th hour
A
Omni quarta hora
o.q.h
15
Q
Every 1 hour / every hour
A
Singulis Hora
sing. hor
16
Q
Every 2 hour
A
Alternis hora
alt. hor
17
Q
Every 3 hrs
A
Tetris hora
tert. hor
18
Q
Every 4 hrs
A
Quartis Hora
quart. hor
19
Q
Before meal
A
Ante cibos
a. c
20
Q
After meal
A
Post Cibos
p. c
21
Q
Between meal
A
Inter Cibos
i.c
22
Q
When pain is severe
A
Dolore urgente
dol. urg
23
Q
Frequently
A
Frequenter
freq.
24
Q
Slowly
A
Lente
25
As directed
More Dicto
Mode Dicto
m.d
26
When required
Si opus sit
| s.o.s
27
Ante cibum
| ac
Before meal
28
Right ear
Auris dextra
ad
AD
29
Morning
am
| Ante meridiem
30
Auris sinistra
AS
as
Left ear
31
n.p.o.
NPO
npo
NOT by oral/ mouth
32
po
PO
p.o
Orally
33
hs
Hora somni
At bedtime
Or
Half strength
34
ii
2 tablet
35
iii
Tres doses
| 3 tablet
36
OD
od
o.d
Omne in die
Once a day
Oculus Dexter
Right eye
37
os
OS
o.s
Occulus sinistra
| Left eye
38
O.u
Occulus uterque
| Both eyes
39
pc
Post cibum
Post Cibos
After eating
40
pm
Post meridiem
| Afternoon or eve
41
pr
PR
p.r
Per rectum
| Rectally
42
PRN
p.r.n
prn
As needed
| Pro re nata
43
q.
Every
| Quaque
44
q.1.d
Everyday
45
q1h
Every hr
46
q2h
Every 2 hour
47
qxh
| X = any number
Every x hr
48
qam
| q.a.m
Every morning
49
q.d
Daily
| Every day
50
qhs
| q.h.s
Every night
| At bedtime
51
qds
4 times a day
| Quarter die sumendum
52
qid
Quater in die
| 4 times a day
53
qh
Every hour
54
qpm
Every eve
55
qs
As required
| Quantity sufficient enough
56
qw
| q.wk
Weekly
| Once a week
57
Rx
Prescription
| Recipe
58
Sig.
| S.
Signature
59
Stat.
Statim
| Immediately
60
t.d.s
TDS
tds
3 times a day
| Ter die sumendum
61
ud
| u.d
Ut dictum
| As directed
62
10/7
For 10 days
7 represent 7 days in a week.
So 7 represent days
10 days
63
x/52
52 weeks in a year
52 represent weeks
So 10/53 means for 10 weeks
64
x/12
12 represent months of a year
So 2 / 12 means
For 2 months
65
x/40
40 represent weeks of pregnancy
So 2/40 means
For 2 weeks of pregnancy
