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1)Rx .................... Recipere......take
2)STAT.............Statim ............Immediatly
3)BD ................Bis in Die.........Twice a day
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day
5)QDS ...Quater die sumendum ..4 times a
day
6)od ........Omni die ............once a day
7)om.........Omni mane ......every morning
8)on ........ Omni nocte ........every night
9)PO .........Per Os ..............By.mouth.
10) p.r.n ....pro re nata .....whenever
required
11)gutt. -----Guttae ---------Drops
12) NPO...... nil per os .....nothing by
mouth
13) SOS....... si opus sit......if there is a
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Abbreviation............. Latin ...........English
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*aa ..................ana ..................of each
*AAA ...............apply to affected area
*a.c. ...........ante cibum .....before meals
*a.d. .............auris dextra ......right ear
*ad lib...... ad libitum........ use as much as
one desires; freely
*admov...... admove ...........apply
*agit ..............agita ................stir/shake
*alt. h....... alternis horis.... every other
hour
*a.m.m.... ad manu medicae.... at doctor's
hand
*a.m. ...ante meridiem..... morning, before
noon
*amp .................................. ampule
*amt ------------------------amount
*aq ------------aqua ----------water
*a.l., a.s. ---auris laeva, auris sinistra---
left ear
*A.T.C. .------------- around the clock
*a.u. ----auris utraque ---both ears
*BDS/bds ----- bis die sumendum--- twice
daily
*B.M. -------------- bowel movement
*BNF -------- British National Formulary
*bol. ----bolus -----as a large single dose
(usually intravenously)
*B.S. ------------------blood sugar
*B.S.A -------------- body surface areas
*b.t. -----------------bedtime
*BUCC ---------bucca----- inside cheek
*cap,caps.------ capsula------ capsule
_
*C ...................cum................with
*cib..................cibus............food
*cc---------- cm cibo -------with food,
*comp. --------------- compound
*cr.------ crm ----------- cream
*CST ------Continue same treatment
*D or d -----days or doses ambiguous
meaning, write out "days" or "doses"
*D5W -------- dextrose 5% solution
(sometimes written as D5W)
*D5NS ------ dextrose 5% in normal saline
(0.9%)
*D.A.W. --------- dispense as written (i.e.,
no generic substitution)
*dc, D/C. ------ disc discontinue or
discharge ambiguous meaning
*dieb. alt.---- diebus alternis ----every
other day
*dil. ----------------------dilute
*disp. ----------- dispersible or dispense
*div. --------------- divide
*dL ----------------------deciliter
*d.t.d.------ dentur tales----- doses give of
such doses
*DTO ----deodorized tincture of o***m
*D.W. ---------------- distilled water
*elix. ------------------- elixir
*e.m.p------. ex modo prescripto--- as
directed
*emuls. ------------emulsum emulsion
*eod -----------------every other day
*ex aq --------ex aqua-------- in water
*fl.--------------- fld.------------ fluid
*ft. ----------fiat make---- let it be made
*gm -------------------------gram
*gr ----------------------------grain
*gtt(s) -----------gutta(e)------ drop(s)
*H ----------------------- hypodermic
*h, hr -------hora------------ hour
*h.s.---------- hora somni ----at bedtime
*h.s -------- hour sleep or half-strength
ambiguous meaning
*ID ------------------------- intradermal
*IJ, inj -----injectio------------ injection
*IM --------------------- intramuscular (with
respect to injections)
*IN -------------------------intranasal
*IP ----------------------intraperitoneal
*IT -------------------------- intrathecal
*IU ------------------international unit
*IV ------------------------ intravenous
*IVP ------------------ intravenous push
*IVPB ------------intravenous piggyback
*kg -------------------------- kilogram
*L.A.S. ------------------- label as such
*LCD ------------------ coal tar solution
*liq------------- liquor ----------solution
*lot. ---------------------------- lotion
*MAE -------------Moves All Extremities
*mane------ mane-------- in the morning
*M--------------------------. misce mix
*m, min ------minimum---- a minimum
*mcg -----------------------microgram
*mEq ------------------- milliequivalent
*mg -------------------------milligram
*mist. ----------mistura------ mix
mitte mitte send
*mL ---------------------- millilitre
*N.M.T. ----------------- not more than
*noct-----------. nocte---------- at night
*non rep-----non repetatur-- no repeats
*NPO----- nil per os---- nothing by mouth
*NS ---------------- normal saline (0.9%)
*1/2NS ------- half normal saline (0.45%)
*N.T.E. ----------------- not to exceed
*o_2 ----------------------- both eyes,
*od -------oculus dexter------ right Eye
*om ----omne mane---- every morning
*on------ omne nocte ---------every night
*o.p.d. -------------------- once per day
*o.s.------- oculus sinister ------left eye "
*o.u.-------- oculus uterque----- both eyes
*per --------per---------- by or through
*p.c. --------post cibum----- after meals
*pig./pigm. ------------pigmentum paint
*p.m. --------post meridiem -----evening or
afternoon
*p.o. -------per os----- by mouth or orally
*p.r. or PR -------per re**um--- by re**um
*PRN, prn----- pro re nata----- as needed
*pulv.--------------------- pulvis powder
*PV -------per va**nam--- via the va**na
*q ----------------quaque every, per
*q.a.d.------ quaque alternis die ----every
other day
*q.a.m. -----quaque die ante meridiem ----
every day before noon
*q.d./q.1.d.-- quaque die---- every day
*q.d.s. -----quater die sumendus----- four
times a day
*q.p.m.----- quaque die post meridiem
------every day after noon or every
evening
*q.h------. quaque hora ------every hour
*q.h.s. -----quaque hora somni----- every
night at bedtime
*q.1 h, q.1° ----quaque 1 hora--- every 1
hour;
*q.o.d. --------------- every other day
*qqh ----quater quaque hora----- every
four hours
*q.s. -------quantum sufficiat -------a
sufficient quantity
*QWK ----------------------every week
*PR ---- per re**al------- via a**s.
*rep., rept. ----repetatur ------repeats
*RL, R/L -------------Ringer's lactate
*s.a. -----secundum artem----- according
to the art (accepted practice); use your
judgement
*SC, subc, subcut, subq, --subcutaneous
*s.i.d/SID -----semel in die---- once a day
used exclusively in veterinary medicine
*sig --------signa ---------write on label
*SL ------ sublingually,--- under the tongue
*S.O.B, SOB --------shortness of breath
*sol ------------solutio-------- solution
*s.o.s., si op.sit ---si opus sit ------if there
is a need
*ss ---semis ------one half or sliding scale
*stat -------statim ---------immediately
*SubQ --------------- subcutaneously
*supp ------suppositorium ---suppository
*susp ----------------------suspension
*syr------------- syrupus ----------syrup
*tab--------------- tabella-------- tablet
*tal.,------------ t talus ------such
*tbsp ---------------------- tablespoon
*t.d.s./TDS. ------- ter die sumendum-----
three times a day
*t.i.d. ------ter in die ----three times a day
*top. -------------------------topical
*T.P.N. --------- total parenteral nutrition
*tr, tinc., tinct. -------------- tincture
*troche ---------trochiscus------ lozenge
*tsp -------------------------- teaspoon
*U-------------------- unit
*u.d., ut. dict.------- ut dictum----- as
directed
*ung ------unguentum ------ointment
*vag --------------------- va**nally
*w ---------------------------- with
*w/a -------------------- while awake
*wf -------------- with food (with meals)
w/o, s without
*X ------------------------ times
*Y.O. --------------------- years old
*Îŧg ------------------------microgram