Prescription Abbreviation Flashcards
1
Q
PO
A
By mouth
2
Q
IM
A
Intramuscularly
3
Q
SQ
A
Subcutaneous
4
Q
PR
A
Per rectum
5
Q
OD
A
Right eye
6
Q
OS
A
Left eye
7
Q
OU
A
Both eyes
8
Q
QD
A
Every day
9
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
10
Q
TID
A
Three times a day
11
Q
QID
A
Four times a day
12
Q
QHS
A
Every hour of sleep/at bedtime
13
Q
Q4H
A
Every 4 hours
14
Q
QOD
A
Every other day
15
Q
PRN
A
As needed
16
Q
Gtt
A
Drop
17
Q
AC
A
Before meals
18
Q
PC
A
After meals
19
Q
W/
A
With
20
Q
W/o
A
Without
21
Q
Ug
A
Until gone
22
Q
Supp
A
Suppository
23
Q
AD
A
Right ear
24
Q
AS
A
Left ear
25
AU
Both ears
26
SL
Sublingual
27
Rx
Prescription
28
Tab
Tablets
29
PV
Per vagina
30
OTC
Over the counter
31
D/c
Discontinue
32
Cap
Capsules
33
Bucc
Inside cheek
34
NTE
Not to exceed
35
NPO
Nothing by mouth
36
DAW
Dispense as written
37
NKA
No known allergies
38
STAT
Now
39
Ung
Ointment
40
IU
International unit
41
U
Unit
42
MS
Magnesium sulfate
