Prescription Sig Codes Part 2 Flashcards
mL
milliliter
nebul
a spray
N.M.T
not more than
noct.
at night
non rep.
no repeats
NS
normal saline
1/2NS
half normal saline
N.T.E
not to exceed
o_2
both eyes
od
right eye
os
left eye
ou
both eyes
oz
ounce
per
by or through
p.c
after meals
p.m
evening or afternoon
p.o
by mouth or orally
p.r
by rectum
pulv.
powder
q
every
q.a.d
every other day
q.a.m
every day before noon
q.h
every hour
q.h.s
every night at bedtime
q.1h
every 1 hour
q.d
every day
q.i.d
4 times a day
q.o.d
every other day
qqh
every 4 hours
q.s
a sufficient quantity
R
rectal
rep
rept
repeats
RL
R/L
Ringer’s lactate
s bar
without
s.a
use your judgment
SC
subcutaneous
sig
write on label
SL
sublingual
under the tongue
sol
solution
s.o.s
si op
sit
if there is a need
ss
one half
stat
immediately
supp
suppository
susp
suspension
syr
syrup
tab
tablet
tal
t
such
tbsp
tablespoon
troche
lozenge
tsp
teaspoon
t.i.d
three times a day
t.d.s
three times a day
t.i.w
three times a week
top.
topical
T.P.N
total parenteral nutrition
tr
tinc
tinct
tincture
ud
ut
dict
as directed
ung
ointment
U.S.P
United States Pharmacopia
vag
vaginally
w
with
w/o
without
X
times
Y.O
years old