Abbreviations

Question 1

ā

Answer 1

before

Question 2

a.c., ac

Answer 2

before meals

Question 3

ad lib.

Answer 3

as desired, freely

Question 4

am, AM

Answer 4

morning before noon

Question 5

b.i.d, bid

Answer 5

twice a day

Question 6

c (with a line over it)

Answer 6

with

Question 7

CR

Answer 7

controlled release

Question 8

SR

Answer 8

sustained release

Question 9

XR

Answer 9

extended realease

Question 10

XL/LA

Answer 10

long acting

Question 11

EC

Answer 11

enteric coated

Question 12

gtt

Answer 12

drop

Question 13

h, hr

Answer 13

hour

Question 14

ID

Answer 14

intradermal

Question 15

IM

Answer 15

intramuscular

Question 16

IV

Answer 16

intravenous

Question 17

IVPB

Answer 17

intravenous piggyback

Question 18

TKO

Answer 18

keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)

Question 19

LA

Answer 19

long acting

Question 20

NG, NGT

Answer 20

nasogastric tube

Question 21

h.s., hs

Answer 21

at night

Question 22

n.p.o., NPO

Answer 22

nothing by mouth

Question 23

NS, N/S

Answer 23

normal saline

Question 24

p (with a line over it)

Answer 24

after

Question 25

p.c., pc

Answer 25

after meals

Question 26

per

Answer 26

through or by

Question 27

pm, PM

Answer 27

evening, before midnight

Question 28

p.o.

Answer 28

by mouth, oral

Question 29

p.r.

Answer 29

by rectum

Question 30

p.r.n., prn

Answer 30

when necessary/required, as needed

Question 31

q.

Answer 31

every

Question 32

q.a.m.

Answer 32

every morning

Question 33

q.h., qh

Answer 33

every hour

Question 34

q.i.d, qid

Answer 34

four times a day

Question 35

s (with a line over it)

Answer 35

without

Question 36

sl, SL

Answer 36

sublingual

Question 37

subcu, SC, SQ

Answer 37

subcutaneous

Question 38

tab

Answer 38

tablet

Question 39

t.i.d., tid

Answer 39

three times a day