Parts Of A Prescription Flashcards
Non rep or NR
Do not repeat , no refill
a
Before
SOB
Shortness of breath
pulv
A powder
Tbsp
Tablespoon 15 ml
L
Fifty
Wk
Week
im
Intramuscularly
gtt or gtts
Drop or drops
HA
Headache
UTI
Urinary tract infection
C
One hundred
qh
Every hour
ol, os
Left eye
ung
Ointment
en
Each nostril
pt
Pint
subq
Subcutaneously
sat
Saturated
M^2 or m^2
Meters squared
ex aq
In water
od
Right eye
qt
Quart
What is the superscription
Represented by the symbols “RX”
X
Ten
mOsm or mOsmol
Milliosmoles
BSA
Body surface area
q4h, q6h
Every 4 hours; every 6 hours
I or i
One
Recommendations to reduce med errors
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
qam
Every morning
top
Topically, locally
Amp
Ampule
What’s the difference between a prescription and medication order?
Prescription:
Quantity required
Weight NOT required
Medication order
Quantity NOT required
Weight required
au
Each ear, both ears
ad
Right ear
CHD
Coronary heart disease
supp
Suppository
aq dist or DW
Distilled water
URI
Upper respiratory infection
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
DOB
Date of birth
prn
As needed
disp
Dispense
NS
Normal saline
admin
Administer
Pt
Patient
fl dr
Fluid dram
Rep
Repeat
BP
Blood pressure
ml or mL
Milliliter
Gal
Gallon
tsp
Teaspoon 5 ml
tiw
Three times a week
HTN
Hypertension
d.t.d.
Give of such dose
Tabs
Tablets
qpm
Every evening
ou
Both eyes
D
Five hundred
g
Gram
S. or Signa or sig
Write directions
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
aa
Of each