What does ad stand for?
Right ear
What does ac stand for?
Before meals
What does am stand for?
Morning
As?
Left ear
ASAP
As soon as possible
Au?
Both ears
Bid
Twice a day
c
With
cc
Cubic centimeters (same as mL)
d
Day
DAW
Dispense as written
dc
Discontinue
gtt
Drop
h
Hour
hs
At bedtime
i
One
ii
Two
iii
Three
iv
Four
od
Right eye
opth
Ophthalmic (for the eye)
os
Left eye
otic
For the ear
ou
Each eye
nte
Not exceed
p
After
pc
After meals
pm
In evening
po
By mouth
pr
By rectum
prn
As needed
pv
In vagina
q
Every
qd
Every day or daily
q4d
Every four hours
qid
Four times a day
qod
Every other day
qs
Quantity sufficient or to make
qsad
Add quantity to make specific volume
s
Without
ss
One-half
sig
Directions
sl
Under the tongue
stat
At once or now
supp
Suppository
tid
Three times a day
ud
As directed
Correct DEA number
Add first, third, and fifth number
Add second, fourth, and sixth number then multiply by 2
Add first and second
The last digit in answer is the last number on DEA number
NDC number
00000-0000-00
What do sets of numbers mean?
1st set indicates manufacturer
2nd set indicates drug product
3rd set indicates package size
What does USP provide?
Drug standards required in pharmacy setting
What does the USP- Drug Information or USP-DI Volume I provide?
Into for the health professional
What does Volume II of the USP-DI provide?
Advice for the patient written in easy-to-understand language
What does Volume III provide?
Approved drug products and legal requirements
What does Remington’s Pharmaceutical provide?
Information for compounding purposes and also contains physical characteristics of different drugs and recipes
What does Fact and Comparisons provide?
Drug information. It’s easy to read and is the most updated reference source and the most used drug info reference for pharmacists
What does Physician’s Desk Reference or PDR provide?
Information about drugs, mainly inserts from drug manufacturers
Limited info, as book is dependent in which drug inserts are included; difficult to eead
What does American Drug Index provide?
Brief info about all trade and generic drugs available
Handbook of OTC drugs provides what?
Info on all OTC drugs on market
Includes all ingredients, active and inactive
Handbook of Injectable Drugs provides what info?
Info about IV solutions and drug-drug compatibilities
Also includes charts that indicate compatibility of drugs and IV solutions
Redbook provides what?
Info about average wholesale pricing of prescriptions
For insurance or third-party pricing
The Orange Book provides what?
Listing of generic drug equivalences compared to other generic drugs or trade name drugs
Used to gel in the ordering of generic drugs