Prescription Abbreviation Flashcards
1
Q
āā, aa
A
Of each
2
Q
Ac
A
Before meals
3
Q
Ad
A
To, up to
4
Q
ad lib
A
As desired
5
Q
a.m., AM
A
Morning
6
Q
amt
A
Amount
7
Q
aq
A
Water
8
Q
bid, BID
A
Twice a day
9
Q
bin
A
Twice a night
10
Q
C
A
With
11
Q
cap, caps
A
Capsule
12
Q
com
A
Compound
13
Q
d
A
Day
14
Q
dil
A
Dilute
15
Q
disp
A
dispense
16
Q
elix
A
elixir
17
Q
hr
A
Hour
18
Q
IM
A
Intramuscular
19
Q
inj, INJ
A
Inject
20
Q
IV
A
intravenous
21
Q
liq
A
Liquid
22
Q
mixt
A
Mixture
23
Q
noct
A
At night
24
Q
non rep
A
Do not repeat, no refills
25
NPO
Nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
26
Oint
Ointment
27
pc
After meals
28
per
Through or by
29
p.m., PM
Afternoon
30
po, PO
By mouth
31
PR
through the rectum
32
prn, PRN
As needed
33
PULV
Powder
34
q
Every
35
q2h
Every 2 hours
36
qh
Every hour
37
qid, QID
Four times a day
38
QN
Every night
39
qs, qv
As much as you wish (sufficient quantity)
40
S
Without (sine)
41
Sig
Write on label
42
Sol
Solution
43
sos
If necessary
44
sp
Spirits
45
stat
Immediately
46
supp
Suppository
47
syr
Syrup
48
tab
Tablet
49
tid
Three times a day
50
top
Topically
51
tr., tinct
Tincture
52
vo
Verbal order
53
x
Multiplied by
