Medication dispensing abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
Q
AD
A
right ear
3
Q
AS
A
left ear
4
Q
AU
A
both ears
5
Q
Amp.
A
Ampule
6
Q
BID
A
two times a day (every 12 hrs)
7
Q
QD or SID
A
once a day
8
Q
cap
A
capsule
9
Q
c.
A
with
10
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
11
Q
Disp.
A
dispense
12
Q
G or gm
A
gram
13
Q
Ggt(s)
A
Drop(s)
14
Q
h.
A
hour
15
Q
h.s.
A
at bedtime
16
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
17
Q
IO
A
Intraosseous
18
Q
IP
A
intraperitoneal
19
Q
Lb.
A
pound
20
Q
M^2
A
meter squared
21
Q
mg
A
miligrams
22
Q
ml or mL
A
milliliter
23
Q
OD
A
right eye
24
Q
OS
A
left eye
25
OU
both eyes
26
p.c.
after meals
27
PO
per os (by mouth)
28
PRN
as needed
29
Q (Q x hour)
Every (every x hour)
30
QID
four times a day (every 6 hrs)
31
QOD
every other day
32
QS
a sufficient quantity
33
Rx
recipe
34
Sig
directions to patient
35
Stat
immediately
36
SubQ, SQ
Subcutaneous
37
Susp.
Suspension
38
TID
Three times a day (every 8 hrs)
39
tab
tablet
40
Tbsp, T
tablespoon
41
Tsp, t
teaspoon
42
UT dict
as directed
