Prescriptions & Abbreviations Flashcards
0
Q
What does ad stand for?
A
Right ear
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Q
What does ac stand for?
A
Before meals
2
Q
What does am stand for?
A
Morning
3
Q
As?
A
Left ear
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ASAP
A
As soon as possible
5
Q
Au?
A
Both ears
6
Q
Bid
A
Twice a day
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Q
c
A
With
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Q
cc
A
Cubic centimeters (same as mL)
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Q
d
A
Day
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DAW
A
Dispense as written
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Q
dc
A
Discontinue
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Q
gtt
A
Drop
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Q
h
A
Hour
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Q
hs
A
At bedtime
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Q
i
A
One
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ii
A
Two
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iii
A
Three
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Q
iv
A
Four
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Q
od
A
Right eye
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opth
A
Ophthalmic (for the eye)
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Q
os
A
Left eye
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Q
otic
A
For the ear
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Q
ou
A
Each eye
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nte
Not exceed
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p
After
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pc
After meals
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pm
In evening
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po
By mouth
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pr
By rectum
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prn
As needed
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pv
In vagina
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q
Every
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qd
Every day or daily
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q4d
Every four hours
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qid
Four times a day
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qod
Every other day
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qs
Quantity sufficient or to make
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qsad
Add quantity to make specific volume
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s
Without
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ss
One-half
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sig
Directions
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sl
Under the tongue
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stat
At once or now
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supp
Suppository
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tid
Three times a day
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ud
As directed
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Correct DEA number
Add first, third, and fifth number
Add second, fourth, and sixth number then multiply by 2
Add first and second
The last digit in answer is the last number on DEA number
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NDC number
00000-0000-00
What do sets of numbers mean?
1st set indicates manufacturer
2nd set indicates drug product
3rd set indicates package size
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What does USP provide?
Drug standards required in pharmacy setting
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What does the USP- Drug Information or USP-DI Volume I provide?
Into for the health professional
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What does Volume II of the USP-DI provide?
Advice for the patient written in easy-to-understand language
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What does Volume III provide?
Approved drug products and legal requirements
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What does Remington's Pharmaceutical provide?
Information for compounding purposes and also contains physical characteristics of different drugs and recipes
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What does Fact and Comparisons provide?
Drug information. It's easy to read and is the most updated reference source and the most used drug info reference for pharmacists
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What does Physician's Desk Reference or PDR provide?
Information about drugs, mainly inserts from drug manufacturers
Limited info, as book is dependent in which drug inserts are included; difficult to eead
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What does American Drug Index provide?
Brief info about all trade and generic drugs available
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Handbook of OTC drugs provides what?
Info on all OTC drugs on market
| Includes all ingredients, active and inactive
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Handbook of Injectable Drugs provides what info?
Info about IV solutions and drug-drug compatibilities
| Also includes charts that indicate compatibility of drugs and IV solutions
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Redbook provides what?
Info about average wholesale pricing of prescriptions
| For insurance or third-party pricing
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The Orange Book provides what?
Listing of generic drug equivalences compared to other generic drugs or trade name drugs
Used to gel in the ordering of generic drugs
