Abbreviations and Meanings

Question 1

tab/cap

Answer 1

tablet/capsule

Question 2

bid

Answer 2

2 times a day

Question 3

tid

Answer 3

3 times a day

Question 4

qid

Answer 4

4 times a day

Question 5

min/hr

Answer 5

minute/hour

Question 6

q

Answer 6

every

Question 7

am/pm

Answer 7

morning/evening

Question 8

ac

Answer 8

before meals

Question 9

pc

Answer 9

after meals

Question 10

po

Answer 10

by mouth

Question 11

NPO

Answer 11

nothing by mouth

Question 12

SL

Answer 12

sublingually / under the tongue

Question 13

mo/y

Answer 13

month/year

Question 14

yo

Answer 14

years old

Question 15

prn

Answer 15

as needed

Question 16

NTE

Answer 16

not to exceed

Question 17

NMT

Answer 17

no more than

Question 18

MR

Answer 18

may repeat

Question 19

ATC

Answer 19

around the clock [scheduled dosing of opioids, given at regularly scheduled intervals throughout the day]

Question 20

WA

Answer 20

while awake

Question 21

c with a dash over it

Answer 21

with

Question 22

s with a dash over it

Answer 22

without

Question 23

TUD

Answer 23

take as directed

Question 24

x

Answer 24

times/for

Question 25

aa

Answer 25

affected area

Question 26

stat

Answer 26

immediately

Question 27

sob

Answer 27

shortness of breath

Question 28

N/V

Answer 28

nausea and vomiting

Question 29

All

Answer 29

allergies

Question 30

NKDA

Answer 30

no known drug allergies

Question 31

HTN

Answer 31

hypertension but write high blood pressure

Question 32

DOB

Answer 32

date of birth

Question 33

dx

Answer 33

diagnosis

Question 34

sx

Answer 34

symptoms

Question 35

ASA

Answer 35

aspirin

Question 36

NSAID

Answer 36

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 37

PCN

Answer 37

pencillin

Question 38

HA

Answer 38

headache

Question 39

Disp/DAW

Answer 39

Dispense, Dispense as Written

Question 40

Sig/Signa

Answer 40

Write on the label (section of the prescription where the prescriber writes how the patient should take the medication)