Prescription Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ā
A
ante (before)
2
Q
a.c.
A
ante cibum (before meals)
3
Q
a.m.
A
ante meridian (before noon)
4
Q
b.i.d.
A
bis in die (twice a day)
5
Q
d
A
die (day)
6
Q
h
A
hora (hour)
7
Q
h.s.
A
hora somni (bedtime)
8
Q
noc
A
noctis (night)
9
Q
p (with a line over it)
A
(post) after
10
Q
p.c.
A
post cibum (after meals)
11
Q
p.m.
A
post meridian (after noon)
12
Q
p.r.n.
A
pro re nata (as needed)
13
Q
q
A
quaque (every)
14
Q
q.d.
A
quaque die (every day)
15
Q
qh
A
quaque hora (every hour)
16
Q
q2h
A
every two hours
17
Q
q.i.d.
A
quarter in die (four times a day)
18
Q
q.o.d.
A
every other day
19
Q
STAT
A
statium (immediately)
20
Q
t.i.d.
A
ter in die (three times a day)
21
Q
wk
A
week
22
Q
yr
A
year
23
Q
AD
A
auris dextera (right ear)
24
Q
AS
A
auris sinistra (left ear)
25
AU
auris unitas (both ears)
26
ad lib.
ad libitum (as desired)
27
amt
amount
28
aq
water
29
c (with a line over it)
cum (with)
30
NPO
(non per os) nothing by mouth
31
OD
oculus dextera (right eye)
32
OS
oculus sinistra (left eye)
33
OU
oculus unitas (both eyes)
34
per
by or through
35
Rx
recipe/prescription
36
s (with a line over it)
sine (without)
37
Sig
signa (label, instructions for the patient)
38
ss (with a line over it)
semis (half)
39
wa
while awake
40
x
times if before and for how long if followed by period of time
