Dispensing Abbreviations Flashcards

To memorise and learn abbreviations for dispensing

1
Q

bd, bid

A

twice a daily/twice daily

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2
Q

cc

A

with food

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3
Q

d

A

day/daily

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4
Q

inj

A

injection

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5
Q

IV

A

intravenous

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6
Q

m; mane

A

(in the) morning

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7
Q

mitte

A

send

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8
Q

mdu

A

to be use as directed/as directed

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9
Q

MDI

A

metered dose inhaler

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10
Q

od

A

once daily

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11
Q

om

A

every morning

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12
Q

paa

A

to be applied to affected area

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13
Q

pess

A

pessary

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14
Q

po

A

by mouth

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15
Q

prn

A

when necessary

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16
Q

q

A

every

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17
Q

qd

A

every day

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18
Q

q4d

A

every 4 days

19
Q

qid

A

four times a day

20
Q

q6h

A

every 6 hours

21
Q

Rx

A

prescription

22
Q

sig

A

label

23
Q

stat

A

immediately

24
Q

supp

A

suppository

25
Q

syr

A

syrup

26
Q

tab

A

tablet

27
Q

tid; tds

A

three times a day

28
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

29
Q

nebulised

A

NEB

30
Q

naso-gastric

A

NG

31
Q

PV

A

per vagina

32
Q

PR

A

per rectum

33
Q

subcut

A

subcutaneous

34
Q

subling

A

under the tongue; sublingual

35
Q

cap

A

capsule

36
Q

oint

A

ointment

37
Q

PCA

A

patient controlled analgesia

38
Q

PEG

A

percutaneous enteral gastrostomy (tube passed through abdominal wall into stomach)

39
Q

CR

A

controlled release

40
Q

SR

A

sustained release

41
Q

MR

A

modified release

42
Q

CD

A

controlled delivery

43
Q

EC

A

enteric coated