Common Prescription Abbrevistions Flashcards
PO
By mouth
O2
Oxygen
OTC
Over the counter
OZ
Ounce
N/V
Nausea/Vomiting
Tus
Cough
Stat
Immediately
gr
Grain
mL
Milliliter
q2h
Every two hours
—
S
Without
W/O
Without
q3h
Every 3 hours
q4h
Every 4 hours
C
Cup or Celsius
CC
Chief complaint
gtt
Drop
gtts
Drops
inj
Injection
hr , h
Hour
Vag
Vagina
pr
Per rectum
noct
At night
NKA
No known allergies
mg
Milligram
Kg
Kilogram
LB, lb, #
Pound
med
Medicine
EENT
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
mcg
Microgram
FDA
Food and drug administration
qm
Every morning
qod
Every other day
pt
Pint
OD
Overdose
Rt
Right
R
Right
Lt
Left
L
Left
pt
Patient
MOM
Milk of magnesia
Y/O
Years old
VS
Vital Signs
pulv
Powder
qh
Every hour
T
Tablespoon
Tbs
Tablespoon
t
Teaspoon
tsp
Teaspoon
TAB
Tablet
gal
Gallon
G
Gram
Gm
Gram
g
Gram
gm
Gram
am
Morning
Caps
Capsules
disp
Dispense
prn
As needed
qid
Four times a day
qs
Quantity sufficient
R
Rectal
MO
Mineral oil
qt
Quart
S
Give the following directions
Sig
Give the following directions
qn
Every night
NS
Normal saline
MS
Morphine sulfate
meq
Milliequivalent
pc
After meals
Rx
Take, treatment
r/o
Rule out
SC
Subcutaneous
SQ
Subcutaneous
subQ
Subcutaneous
sub-q
Subcutaneous
SOB
Shortness of breath
––––
SS
One half
tid
Three times a day
tinct
Tincture
ung
Ointment
VO
Verbal Order
W/O
Water in oil
X
Times
WNL
Within normal limits
ac
Before meals
ad lib
As desired
amp
Ampule
ASA
Aspirin
aq
Water
bid
Twice a day
—
C
With
cc
Cubic centimeter
cm
Centimeter
C/O
Complaining of
D/C
Discharged
Dx
Diagnosis
dil
Dilute
dr
Dram
ext
Extract
F
Fahrenheit
FE, fe
Iron
fx
Fracture
hs
At bedtime
HTN
Hypertension
Hx
History
ID
Intradermal
IM
Intramuscular
IV
Intravenous
K
Potassium
Kt
Potassium
fl
Fluid
L
Liter
pm
Afternoon
NPO
Nothing by mouth