medication aid abb.
aa
of each
ad
up to
a.c.
before meals
a.d.
right ear
ad lib.
use as much as one desires
admov.
apply
agit
stir/shake
alt. h.
every other hour
a.m.
moring, before noon
amp
ampule
amt
amount
aq
water
a.i. or a.s.
left ear
A.T.C
around the clock
a.u.
both ears
bis
twice
b.d./ B.i.d.
twice daily
B.M.
bowel movement
bol.
as a large single dose
B.S.
blood sugar
b.s.a.
body surface areas
BUCC
inside cheek
cap; caps
capsule
c (cum)
with
c (cibos)
food
cc
with food
cf
with food
comp.
compound
cr; crm
cream
D5W
dextrose 5% solution
D5NS
dextrose 5% in normal saline
D.A.W.
dispense as written
dc, DC, disc
discontinue
dieb. alt.
every other day
dil.
dilute
disp.
dispense
div.
divide
d.t.d.
give of such doses
D.W
distilled water
elix.
elixir
e.m.p.
as directed
emuls.
emulsion
et
and
ex aq
in water
fl.
fluid
ft.
make; let it be made
g
gram
gr
grain
gtts(s)
drop(s)
h
hypodermic
h ; hr
hour
h.s.
at bedtime
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
inj.
injection
ip
intraperitoneal
IV
intravenous
IVP
intravenous push
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
L.A.S.
label as such
LCD
coal tar solution
lin
liniment
liq
solution
lot.
lotion
M.
mix
m, min
minimum
mcg
microgram
M.d.u.
to be used as directed
mEq
milliequivalent
mg
milligram
mist.
mix
mitte
send
mL
milliliture
nebul
spray
N.M.T.
no more than
noct.
at night
non rep.
no repeats
NS
normal salaine(0.9)
1/2NS
half normal saline (0.45%)
N.T.E
not to exceed
o_2
both eyes
o.d.
right eye
o.s.
left eye
o.u.
both eyes
oz
ounce
per
by or through
p.c.
after meals
p.m.
evening or afternoon
prn
as needed
p.o.
by mouth or orally
p.r.
by rectum
pulv.
powder
q
every
q.a.d.
every other day
q.a.m.
every day before noon
q.h.
every hour
q.h.s.
every night before bedtime
q.1h
every 1 hour; (can replace the 1 with other numbers)
q.d.
every day
q.i.d.
four times a day
q.o.d.
every other day
qqh
every four hours
q.s.
a sufficant quanity
QWK
every week
R
rectal
rep; rept
repeats
RL,R/L
ringer's lactate
s
without
s.a.
use your judgment
SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ
subcutaneous
sig
write on label
SL
sublingually, under the tongue
sol
solution
s.o.s.
if there is a need
ss
one half
stat
immedietly
supp
suppository
supp
suspension
syr
syrup
tab
tablet
tal.; t
such
tbsp
tablespoon
troche
lozenge
tsp
teaspoon
t.i.d
three times a day
t.d.s.
three times a day
t.i.w.
three times a week
top.
topical
t.p.n.
total parenteral nutrition
tr, tinc., tinct
tincture
u.d., ut. dict
as directed
ung.
ointment
U.S.P.
United States Pharmacopoeia
vag
vaginally
w
with
w/o
without
x
times
y.o.
years old