Dispensing Abbreviations Flashcards
To memorise and learn abbreviations for dispensing
1
Q
bd, bid
A
twice a daily/twice daily
2
Q
cc
A
with food
3
Q
d
A
day/daily
4
Q
inj
A
injection
5
Q
IV
A
intravenous
6
Q
m; mane
A
(in the) morning
7
Q
mitte
A
send
8
Q
mdu
A
to be use as directed/as directed
9
Q
MDI
A
metered dose inhaler
10
Q
od
A
once daily
11
Q
om
A
every morning
12
Q
paa
A
to be applied to affected area
13
Q
pess
A
pessary
14
Q
po
A
by mouth
15
Q
prn
A
when necessary
16
Q
q
A
every
17
Q
qd
A
every day
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
syr
syrup
26
tab
tablet
27
tid; tds
three times a day
28
IM
intramuscular
29
nebulised
NEB
30
naso-gastric
NG
31
PV
per vagina
32
PR
per rectum
33
subcut
subcutaneous
34
subling
under the tongue; sublingual
35
cap
capsule
36
oint
ointment
37
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
38
PEG
percutaneous enteral gastrostomy (tube passed through abdominal wall into stomach)
39
CR
controlled release
40
SR
sustained release
41
MR
modified release
42
CD
controlled delivery
43
EC
enteric coated
