rx abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
tablet
A
tab
2
Q
capsule
A
cap
3
Q
inhalent
A
inh
4
Q
ointment
A
oint, ung
5
Q
lotion
A
lot
6
Q
exlixir
A
elix
7
Q
liquid
A
liq
8
Q
lozenge
A
loz
9
Q
patch-transdermal
A
top
10
Q
spray
A
spry
11
Q
vaginal tablet
A
vag tab
12
Q
suspension
A
susp
13
Q
syrup
A
syr
14
Q
vaginal cream
A
vag cr
15
Q
enema
A
enema
16
Q
tincture
A
tinc
17
Q
suppository
A
supp
18
Q
powder
A
top
19
Q
meter dose inhaler
A
MDI
20
Q
gelatin
A
gel
21
Q
buccal tablet
A
buccal
22
Q
chewable tablet
A
chew tab
23
Q
cream
A
cr
24
Q
caplet
A
cap
25
emulsions
emul
26
enteric tablet
EC tab
27
gel cap
cap
28
troche
troches
29
right ear
AD
30
left ear
AS
31
both ears
AU
32
right eye
OD
33
left eye
OS
34
both eyes
OU
35
by mouth/orally
PO
36
intravenous
IV
37
intravenous piggyback
IVPB
38
rectal/per rectum
PR
39
subcutaneous
SQ/SC
40
topical
TOP
41
gastrostomy tube
GT
42
nasal gastric
NG
43
nasal gastric tube
NGT
44
intramuscular
IM
45
intradermal
ID
46
sublingual
SL
47
intrathecal
IT
48
before meals
AC
49
after meals
PC
50
every day
QD
51
every other day
QOD
52
twice a day
BID
53
three times a day
TID
54
four times a day
QID
55
every two hours
Q2H
56
every six hours
Q6H
57
every twelve hours
Q12H
58
every morning
QAM
59
every afternoon
QPM
60
at bedtime
HS
61
every week
QWK
62
as needed
PRN
63
quantity sufficient
QS
64
with
c/
65
as directed
UD
66
of each
AA
67
immediately
STAT
68
as desired
ad lib
69
as soon as possible
ASAP
70
discontinue
d/c
71
nothing by mouth
NPO
72
hour
hr or h
73
every hour
qhr
74
without
s or w/o
75
dispense as written
DAW
76
add quantity to make specific volume
qsad
77
1
I
78
2
II
79
3
III
80
4
IV
81
5
V
82
10
X
83
50
L
84
100
C
85
500
D
86
1,000
M
87
millimeter
ml or cc
88
milligram
mg
89
grams
g or gm
90
grains
gr
91
teaspoon
tsp
92
tablespoon
tbsp
93
fluid ounce
fl oz
94
pounds
lbs
95
gallon
gal
96
liters
L
97
pint
p or pt
98
micrograms
mcg or ug
99
milliequivalent
meq
100
kilogram
kg
101
dram
dr
102
drop(s)
gtt(s)
103
patient
pt
104
doctor
dr
105
water
aqua/H2O/aq
106
siq
directions
107
prescription
Rx
108
over the counter
OTC
109
return to stock
RTS
110
food & drug administration
FDA
111
drug enforcement administration
DEA
112
personal protective equipment
PPE
113
national drug code
NDC
114
no known allergy
NKA
