Sig Codes Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
Q
weekly
A
w.
wk
2
Q
Vaginal
A
vag.
3
Q
as directed
A
ut. dict.
4
Q
United States Pharmacopoeia
A
USP
5
Q
ointment
A
ung.
ugt
6
Q
teaspoon
A
tsp.
7
Q
tincture
A
Tr.
tinct.
8
Q
total parenteral nutrition
A
TPN
9
Q
three times daily
A
t.i.d.
10
Q
tablespoon
A
tbsp.
11
Q
temperature
A
T
12
Q
syrup
A
syr
13
Q
suspension
A
susp.
14
Q
suppository
A
supp.
suppos
15
Q
sublingual
A
subling.
16
Q
subcutaneous
A
sub-q
17
Q
at once, now
A
STAT
18
Q
one-half
A
ss
19
Q
May repeat if necessary
A
SOS
20
Q
solution
A
sol., soln
21
Q
sublingual
A
s.l.
22
Q
label, let it be labeled
A
Sig
23
Q
subcutaneous
A
SC, s.q.
24
Q
without
A
s
25
prescription; take
Rx
26
rectal, per rectum
rect, rec
27
right
r.
28
Every week
q. wk.
29
A sufficient quantity
q.s.
30
every other day
q.o.d.
31
Four times daily
q.i.d.
32
Every bedtime
q.h.s.
33
Every hour
q.h.
34
Daily, every day
q.d.
35
Each, every
q
36
As needed
p.r.n.
37
per rectum
PR
38
patient package insert
PPI
39
After surgery
post op
40
After
post
41
By mouth; orally
p.o.
42
pediatric
Ped
43
penicillin
PCN
44
After meals
p.c.
45
Both eyes
o.u.
46
Left eye
o.s.
47
Opthalmic
oph.
ophth
48
ointment
oint
49
Right eye
o.d.
50
nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs
NSAID
51
normal saline 0.9%
NS
52
Nothing by mouth
NPO
53
Do not repeat, no renewals
Non Rep, NR
54
Nausea and vomiting
N & V
55
May repeat
MR
56
Milk of magnesia
MOM
57
Myocardial infraction
MI
58
Mix and make
m.f.t.
59
Milliequivent
mEq
60
Metered does inhaler
MDI
61
Microgram
mcg
62
Left
l.
63
Intravenous pjggyback
IVPB
64
intravenous push
IVP
65
Intravenous
IV
66
intramuscular
IM
67
at bedtime
h.s.
68
Heart rate
HR
69
hour
hr
70
Headache, hyperalimentation
HA
71
drop
gtt.
72
Grain
gr.
73
gram
G
gm.
74
Fluid
Fl.
75
Extract
Ext.
76
Elixir
El.
elix
77
Enteric coated
EC
78
Drug utilization review
DUR
79
Drug utilization evaluation
DUE
80
Dispense of such dose
DTD
81
Double strength
DS
82
Diagnosis related group
DRG
83
Dispense as written
DAW
84
Dextrose 5% in water
D5W
85
Concentration
Conc.
86
Compound
cpd.
cmpd
87
Congestive heart failure
CHF
88
Cubic centimeter
cc
89
Capsule
cap
90
With
c
91
Blood sugar
BS
92
Blood pressure
BP
93
Bowel movement
BM
94
twice daily
b.i.d.
95
Each ear
a.u.
96
Acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
ASA
97
Left ear
a.s.
98
Distilled water
aq dist
99
Acetaminophen
APAP
100
Ampule
amp
101
At pleasure
ad lib
102
right ear
a.d.
103
Before meals
a.c.
104
Of each
aa
