Pharmacy Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
amb
A
ambulate
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
3
Q
BPR
A
bathroom privileges
4
Q
BR
A
bed rest
5
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
6
Q
afib
A
atrial fibrillation
7
Q
@
A
at
8
Q
ac
A
before meals
9
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
10
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
11
Q
BID
A
twice a day
12
Q
caps
A
capsules
13
Q
d
A
day
14
Q
DC, disc
A
discontinue
15
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
16
Q
et
A
and
17
Q
FDA
A
Federal Drug Administration
18
Q
gm
A
gram
19
Q
gr
A
grain
20
Q
gt
A
drop
21
Q
gtt
A
drops
22
Q
hs
A
at bedtime
23
Q
i
A
one
24
Q
ii
A
two
25
iii
three
26
IM
intramuscular
27
inj
injection
28
IV
intravenous
29
L
liter
30
mEq
milliequivalent
31
mg
milligram
32
mL
milliliter
33
no sub
no substitute
34
noc
night
35
NPO
nothing by mouth
36
NS
normal saline
37
od
overdose
38
oint
ointment
39
OTC
over the counter
40
oz
ounce
41
p
after
42
pc
after meals
43
PDR
Physician's Desk Reference
44
po
by mouth
45
prn
as needed
46
pt
patient
47
q
every
48
qam
every morning
49
qh
every hour
50
qhs
every bedtime
51
qid
4 times a day
52
qs
quantity sufficient
53
Rx
take
54
s
without
55
SC
subcutaneous
56
Sig
label as follows/directions
57
sl
under the tongue
58
ss
one half
59
stat
immediately
60
SubQ
subcutaneous
61
supp
suppository
62
susp
suspension
63
T, tbsp
tablespoon
64
t, tsp
teaspoon
65
tab
tablet
66
tid
three times a day
67
TO
telephone order
68
top
apply topically
69
u
unit
70
VO
verbal order
71
wt
weight
72
x
times
