Pharmacy Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Tablet
A
tab
2
Q
Capsule
A
cap
3
Q
Inhalant
A
inh
4
Q
Ointment
A
oint/ung
5
Q
Lotion
A
lot
6
Q
Elixir
A
elix
7
Q
Liquid
A
liq
8
Q
Lozenge
A
lox
9
Q
Patch-Transdermal
A
top
10
Q
Spray
A
spry
11
Q
Vaginal Tablet
A
vag tab
12
Q
Suspension
A
susp
13
Q
Syrup
A
syr
14
Q
Vaginal Cream
A
vag cr
15
Q
Enema
A
enema
16
Q
Tincture
A
tinc
17
Q
Suppository
A
supp
18
Q
Powder
A
top
19
Q
Meter Dose Inhaler
A
MDI
20
Q
Gelatin
A
gel
21
Q
Buccal Tablet
A
buccal
22
Q
Chewable Tablet
A
chew tab
23
Q
Cream
A
cr
24
Q
Caplet
A
cap
25
Emulsions
emil
26
Enteric Tablet
EC tab
27
Gel Cap
cap
28
Troche
troches
29
Right Ear
AD
30
Left Ear
AS
31
Both Ears
AU
32
Right Eye
OD
33
Left Eye
OS
34
Both Eyes
OU
35
By Mouth/Orally
PO
36
Intravenous
IV
37
Intravenous Piggyback
IVPB
38
Rectal/Per Rectum
PR
39
Subcutaneous
SQ/SC
40
Topical
TOP
41
Gastrostomy Tube
GT
42
Nasal Gastric
NG
43
Nasal Gastric Tube
NGT
44
Intramuscular
IM
45
Intradermal
ID
46
Sublingual
SL
47
Intrathecal
IT
48
Sig
directions
49
Before Meals
AC
50
After Meals
PC
51
Every Day
QD
52
Every Other Day
QOD
53
Twice A Day
BID
54
Three Times A Day
TID
55
Four Times A Day
QID
56
Every Two Hours
Q2H
57
Every Six Hours
Q6H
58
Every Twelve Hours
Q12H
59
Every Morning
QAM
60
Every Afternoon
QPM
61
At Bedtime
HS
62
Every Week
QWK
63
As Needed
PRN
64
Quantity Sufficient
QS
65
With
C/
66
As Directed
UD
67
Of Each
AA
68
Immediately
STAT
69
As Desired
ad lib
70
As Soon As Possible
ASAP
71
Discontinue
d/c
72
Nothing By Mouth
NPO
73
Hour
hr/h
74
Every Hour
qhr
75
Without
s or w/o
76
Dispense As Written
DAW
77
Add Quantity To Make Specific Volume
qsad
78
Milliliter
ml/cc
79
Milligram
mg
80
Grams
g or gm
81
Grains
gr
82
Teaspoon
tsp
83
Tablespoon
tbsp
84
Fluid Ounce
fl oz
85
Pounds
lbs
86
Gallon
gal
87
Liters
L
88
Pint
p/pt
89
Micrograms
mcg/ug
90
Milliequivalent
meq
91
Kilogram
kg
92
Dram
dr
93
Drop(s)
gtt(s)
94
Patient
pt
95
Doctor
dr
96
Water
aqua/H20/aq
97
Prescription
RX
98
Over The Counter
OTC
99
Return To Stock
RTS
100
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
101
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
102
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE
103
National Drug Code
NDC
104
No Known Allergy
NKA