Medication dispensing abbreviations

Question 1

a.c.

Answer 1

before meals

Question 2

AD

Answer 2

right ear

Question 3

AS

Answer 3

left ear

Question 4

AU

Answer 4

both ears

Question 5

Amp.

Answer 5

Ampule

Question 6

BID

Answer 6

two times a day (every 12 hrs)

Question 7

QD or SID

Answer 7

once a day

Question 8

cap

Answer 8

capsule

Question 9

c.

Answer 9

with

Question 10

cc

Answer 10

cubic centimeter

Question 11

Disp.

Answer 11

dispense

Question 12

G or gm

Answer 12

gram

Question 13

Ggt(s)

Answer 13

Drop(s)

Question 14

h.

Answer 14

hour

Question 15

h.s.

Answer 15

at bedtime

Question 16

IM

Answer 16

intramuscular

Question 17

IO

Answer 17

Intraosseous

Question 18

IP

Answer 18

intraperitoneal

Question 19

Lb.

Answer 19

pound

Question 20

M^2

Answer 20

meter squared

Question 21

mg

Answer 21

miligrams

Question 22

ml or mL

Answer 22

milliliter

Question 23

OD

Answer 23

right eye

Question 24

OS

Answer 24

left eye

Question 25

OU

Answer 25

both eyes

Question 26

p.c.

Answer 26

after meals

Question 27

PO

Answer 27

per os (by mouth)

Question 28

PRN

Answer 28

as needed

Question 29

Q (Q x hour)

Answer 29

Every (every x hour)

Question 30

QID

Answer 30

four times a day (every 6 hrs)

Question 31

QOD

Answer 31

every other day

Question 32

QS

Answer 32

a sufficient quantity

Question 33

Rx

Answer 33

recipe

Question 34

Sig

Answer 34

directions to patient

Question 35

Stat

Answer 35

immediately

Question 36

SubQ, SQ

Answer 36

Subcutaneous

Question 37

Susp.

Answer 37

Suspension

Question 38

TID

Answer 38

Three times a day (every 8 hrs)

Question 39

tab

Answer 39

tablet

Question 40

Tbsp, T

Answer 40

tablespoon

Question 41

Tsp, t

Answer 41

teaspoon

Question 42

UT dict

Answer 42

as directed