Rx Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Disp.
A
dispense
2
Q
Mitte
A
“send” essentially means dispense
3
Q
#
A
number (of pills or drug bottle side); an alternative to writing “Disp.” (for dispense)
4
Q
gt
A
one drop
5
Q
gtt
A
more than 1 drop
6
Q
q.d.
A
once per day
7
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice per day
8
Q
t.i.d.
A
three times per day
9
Q
q.i.d.
A
four times per day
10
Q
q
A
every
11
Q
q.o.d.
A
every other day
12
Q
q.2h
A
every 2 hours
13
Q
p.r.n.
A
as needed
14
Q
h
A
hour
15
Q
d
A
day
16
Q
h.s.
A
at bedtime
17
Q
sol
A
solution
18
Q
susp
A
suspension
19
Q
ung
A
ointment
20
Q
emuls
A
emulsion
21
Q
tab
A
tablet
22
Q
caps
A
capsule
23
Q
p.o.
A
by mouth
24
Q
no.
A
number
25
OD
right eye
26
OS
left eye
27
OU
both eyes
28
a.c.
before meals (less common abbreviation)
29
p.c.
after meals (less common abbreviation)
30
q.s.
as much as needed (less common abbreviation)
31
with
c (cum) (less common abbreviation)
32
without
s (sine) (less common abbreviation)
33
i
one
34
ii
two
35
iii
three
36
ut dict
as directed (less common abbreviation)
