SIG Codes Flashcards
1
Q
ac
A
Before Meals
2
Q
ad
A
Right Ear
3
Q
Admov.
A
Apply
4
Q
Agit.
A
Stir/Shake
5
Q
Alt H
A
Every Other Hour
6
Q
am
A
Morning, Before Noon
7
Q
Amp.
A
Ampule
8
Q
Amt.
A
Amount
9
Q
Aq.
A
Water
10
Q
as
A
Left Ear
11
Q
atc
A
Around The Clock
12
Q
au
A
Both Ears
13
Q
bis
A
Twice
14
Q
bid
A
Twice Daily
15
Q
BM
A
Bowel Movement
16
Q
Bol.
A
As A Large Single Dose
17
Q
BS
A
Blood Sugar
18
Q
BSA
A
Body Surface Area
19
Q
Cap.
A
Capsule
20
Q
c
A
With
21
Q
Cib.
A
Food
22
Q
cc, cf
A
With Food
23
Q
Comp.
A
Compound
24
Q
Cr., Crm.
A
Cream
25
D5W
Dextrose 5% Solution
26
D5NS
Dextrose 5% In Normal Saline (0.9%)
27
DAW
Dispense As Written
28
dc, D/C, Disc
Discontinue
29
Dil.
Dilute
30
Disp.
Dispense
31
Div.
Divide
32
DW
Distilled Water
33
Elix.
Elixir
34
Emuls.
Emlulsion
35
et
And
36
ex aq
In Water
37
Fl., FLD.
Fluid
38
G
Gram
39
Gr
Grain
40
gtt(s)
Drop(s)
41
H
Hypodermic
42
h, hr
Hour
43
hs
At Bedtime
44
ID.
Intradermal
45
IM.
Intramuscular
46
Inj.
Injection
47
IP.
Intraperitoneal
48
IV.
Intravenous
49
IVP.
Intravenous Push
50
IVPB.
Intravenous Piggyback
51
LAS
Label As Such
52
Lin.
Liniment
53
Liq.
Solution
54
Lot.
Lotion
55
M., Mist.
Mix
56
M, Min.
Minimum
57
Mcg
Microgram
58
mEq
Milliquivalent
59
Mg
Milligram
60
Mitte
Send
61
mL
Milliliter
62
Nebul
A Spray
63
NMT
No More Than
64
Noct.
At night
65
Non Rep
No Repeats
66
NS
Normal Saline (0.9%)
67
1/2NS
Half Normal Saline (0.45%)
68
NTE
Not To Exceed
69
od
Right Eye
70
os
Left Eye
71
ou
Both Eyes
72
Oz
Ounce
73
Per
By or Through
74
pc
After Meals
75
pm
Evening or Afternoon
76
prn
As Needed
77
po
By Mouth (orally)
78
pr
By Rectum
79
Pulv.
Powder
80
q
Every
81
qad
Every Other Day
82
qam
Every day Before Noon
83
qh
Every Hour
84
qhs
Every Night At Bedtime
85
q1h
Every 1 Hour
86
qd
Everyday
87
qid
Four Times A Day
88
qod
Every Other Day
89
qqh
Every 4 Hours
90
qs
A Sufficient Quantity
91
r
Rectal
92
Rep., Rept.
Repeats
93
RL, R/L
Ringer's Lactate
94
s
Without
95
SC, Subc, Subq, Subcut
Subcutaneous
96
SIG
Write On Label
97
SL
Sublingually
98
Sol.
Solution
99
ss
One Half
100
STAT
Immediately
101
Supp.
Suppository
102
Susp.
Suspension
103
Syr.
Syrup
104
Tab.
Tablet
105
Tbsp
Tablespoon (15 mL)
106
Troche
Lozenge
107
Tsp
Teaspoon (5 mL)
108
tid, tds
Three Times A Day
109
tiw
Three Times A Week
110
Top.
Topical
111
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
112
Tr., Tinc., Tinct.
Tincture (extract in 90% Ethyl Alcohol)
113
ud, Ut. Dict.
As Directed
114
Ung.
Ointment
115
USP
United States Pharmacopoeia
116
Vag
Vaginally
117
W
With
118
W/O
Without
119
X, x
Times
120
Y.O
Years Old
