Parts Of A Prescription Flashcards
1
Q
Non rep or NR
A
Do not repeat , no refill
2
Q
a
A
Before
3
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath
4
Q
pulv
A
A powder
5
Q
Tbsp
A
Tablespoon 15 ml
6
Q
L
A
Fifty
7
Q
Wk
A
Week
8
Q
im
A
Intramuscularly
9
Q
gtt or gtts
A
Drop or drops
10
Q
HA
A
Headache
11
Q
UTI
A
Urinary tract infection
12
Q
C
A
One hundred
13
Q
qh
A
Every hour
14
Q
ol, os
A
Left eye
15
Q
ung
A
Ointment
16
Q
en
A
Each nostril
17
Q
pt
A
Pint
18
Q
subq
A
Subcutaneously
19
Q
sat
A
Saturated
20
Q
M^2 or m^2
A
Meters squared
21
Q
ex aq
A
In water
22
Q
od
A
Right eye
23
Q
qt
A
Quart
24
Q
What is the superscription
A
Represented by the symbols “RX”
25
X
Ten
26
mOsm or mOsmol
Milliosmoles
27
BSA
Body surface area
28
q4h, q6h
Every 4 hours; every 6 hours
29
I or i
One
30
Recommendations to reduce med errors
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1. Use whole numbers without decimal points
EX: 4 mg and not 4.0 mg
2. Quantities smaller than one should have a zero preceding
EX: 0.2 mg and not .2 mg
3. Leave space between number and unit
10 mg and not 10mg
4. Use while number
EX: 100 mg and not .1 g
5. Use whole name of drugs
6. Spell out units
EX: 100 units not 100 u
7. Spell out international units and don’t use IU
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31
qam
Every morning
32
top
Topically, locally
33
Amp
Ampule
34
What’s the difference between a prescription and medication order?
Prescription:
Quantity required
Weight NOT required
Medication order
Quantity NOT required
Weight required
35
au
Each ear, both ears
36
ad
Right ear
37
CHD
Coronary heart disease
38
supp
Suppository
39
aq dist or DW
Distilled water
40
URI
Upper respiratory infection
41
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
42
DOB
Date of birth
43
prn
As needed
44
disp
Dispense
45
NS
Normal saline
46
admin
Administer
47
Pt
Patient
48
fl dr
Fluid dram
49
Rep
Repeat
50
BP
Blood pressure
51
ml or mL
Milliliter
52
Gal
Gallon
53
tsp
Teaspoon 5 ml
54
tiw
Three times a week
55
HTN
Hypertension
56
d.t.d.
Give of such dose
57
Tabs
Tablets
58
qpm
Every evening
59
ou
Both eyes
60
D
Five hundred
61
g
Gram
62
S. or Signa or sig
Write directions
63
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
64
aa
Of each
65
GI
Gastrointestinal
66
Oz
Ounce
67
No.
Number
68
HBP
High blood pressure
69
kg
Kilogram
70
Liq
Liquid, solution
71
s
Without
72
SX
Symptoms
73
Syr
Syrup
74
gr.
Grain
75
sol
Solution
76
lb
Pound
77
Postop
Postoperatively
78
c&c
Cough and cold
79
u
Units
80
Signs
Contains directions to the patient which will appear on the medication container label
81
DI
Diabetes insipidus
82
BM
Bowel movement
83
Inscription
Name and strength of drug
84
M
Mix
85
Q
Every
86
mcg / ug
Microgram
87
Fl oz
Fluid ounce
88
ad lib
At pleasure
89
tinct
Tincture
90
“
Seconds
91
comp
Compound
92
p
Pain
93
iv
Intravenously
94
pm
Evening
95
‘
Minutes
96
CHF
Congestive heart failure
97
hs
At bedtime
98
mg
Milligram
99
et
And
100
pc
After meals
101
qod
Every other day
102
qd
Every day
103
ss
One half
104
aaa
Apply to affected area
105
USP
United States pharmacopeia
106
DX
Diagnosis
107
mEq
Milliequivalents
108
IVP
Intravenous push
109
qid
Four times a day
110
L or l
Liter
111
am
Morning
112
h or hrs or •
Hours
113
Stat
Now, immediately
114
Temp or t
Temperature
115
susp
Suspension
116
V or v
Five
117
ft
Make
118
a.t.c.
Around the clock
119
IU
International units
120
ASA
Aspirin
121
p
After
122
qsad
Sufficient quantity up to
123
pr or rect
Rectally
124
2•
Secondary
125
NTG
Nitroglycerin
126
po
By mouth
127
GERD
Gasreoesophageal reflux
128
qs
Sufficient qty
129
NPO
Nothing by mouth
130
II or ii
Two
131
Rx
Recipe you take
132
inj.
Injection
133
n&v
Nausea and vomiting
134
sl or SL
Sublingually
135
What is the required information on prescription forms
Patient info *address and name
Physicians info * name, address, classification of license, physicians signature (CS: DEA, days supply, and ICD10)
Date written
Dispensing info *drug name, qty, strength, and directions
136
aq
Water
137
BS
Blood sugar
138
1•
Primary
139
gl aq
Glass of water
140
MI
Myocardial infarction
141
Dc or d/c
Discontinue or discharge
142
w.a.
While awake
143
ac
Before meals
144
M
One thousand
145
tid
Three times a day
146
ID
Intradermal
147
NMT
Not more than
148
pv
Vaginally
149
Subscription
Quantity of a drug prescribed
150
as
Left ear
151
IVPB
Intravenous piggy back
152
Vol
Volume
153
bid
Two times a day
154
ut. dict. Or ud
As directed
155
c
With
156
Caps
Capsules
157
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
158
IV or iv
Four
159
el, elix
Elixir
160
III or iii
Three
