Rx Abrv. Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
Q
tablet
A
tab
2
Q
capsule
A
cap
3
Q
inhalent
A
inh
4
Q
ointment
A
oint, ung
5
Q
lotion
A
lot
6
Q
elixir
A
elix
7
Q
liquid
A
liq
8
Q
lozenge
A
loz
9
Q
patch-transdermal
A
top
10
Q
spray
A
spry
11
Q
vaginal tablet
A
vag tab
12
Q
suspension
A
susp
13
Q
syrup
A
syr
14
Q
vaginal cream
A
vag cr
15
Q
enema
A
enema
16
Q
tincture
A
tinc
17
Q
suppository
A
supp
18
Q
powder
A
top
19
Q
meter dose inhaler
A
MDI
20
Q
gelatin
A
gel
21
Q
buccal tablet
A
buccal
22
Q
chewable tablet
A
chew tab
23
Q
cream
A
cr
24
Q
caplet
A
cap
25
emulsions
emul
26
enteric tablet
EC tab
27
gel cap
cap
28
troche
troches
29
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30
right ear
AD
31
left ear
AS
32
both ears
AU
33
right eye
OD
34
left eye
OS
35
both eyes
OU
36
by mouth/ orally
PO
37
intravenous
IV
38
intavenous piggyback
IVPB
39
rectal / per rectum
PR
40
subcutaneous
SQ / SC
41
gastrostomy tube
GT
42
nasal gastric
NG
43
nasal gastric tube
NGT
44
intramuscular
IM
45
intrathecal
IT
46
intadermal
ID
47
sublingual
SL
48
topical
TOP
49
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50
before meals
AC
51
after meals
PC
52
every day
QD
53
every other day
QOD
54
twice a day
BID
55
three times a day
TID
56
four times a day
QID
57
every two hours
Q2H
58
every six hours
Q6H
59
every twelve hours
Q12H
60
every morning
QAM
61
every night
QPM
62
at bedtime
HS
63
every week
QWK
64
as needed
PRN
65
quanity sufficient
QS
66
with
C/
67
as directed
UD
68
of each
AA
69
immediatly
STAT
70
as desired
ad lib
71
as soon as possible
ASAP
72
discontinue
d/c
73
nothing by mouth
NPO
74
hour
hr or h
75
every hour
qhr
76
without
s or w/o
77
dispense as written
DAW
78
add quanitity tomake specific volume
qsad
79
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1
I
81
2
II
82
3
III
83
4
IV
84
5
V
85
10
X
86
50
L
87
100
C
88
500
D
89
1000
M
90
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91
milliliter
ml or cc
92
milligram
mg
93
grams
g or gm
94
grains
gr
95
teaspoon
tsp
96
tablespoon
tbsp
97
fluid ounce
fl oz
98
pounds
lbs
99
gallon
gal
100
liters
L
101
pint
p or pt
102
micrograms
mcg or ug
103
milliequivalent
meg
104
kilogram
kg
105
dram
dr
106
drop(s)
gtt (s)
107
patient
pt
108
doctor
dr
109
water
aqua / H2O / aq
110
sig
directions
111
prescription
Rx
112
over the counter
OTC
113
return to stock
RTS
114
food and drug administration
FDA
115
drug enforcement administration
DEA
116
personal protection equipment
PPE
117
national drug code
NDC
118
no known allergy
NKA
