SIG Codes Flashcards
ac
Before Meals
ad
Right Ear
Admov.
Apply
Agit.
Stir/Shake
Alt H
Every Other Hour
am
Morning, Before Noon
Amp.
Ampule
Amt.
Amount
Aq.
Water
as
Left Ear
atc
Around The Clock
au
Both Ears
bis
Twice
bid
Twice Daily
BM
Bowel Movement
Bol.
As A Large Single Dose
BS
Blood Sugar
BSA
Body Surface Area
Cap.
Capsule
c
With
Cib.
Food
cc, cf
With Food
Comp.
Compound
Cr., Crm.
Cream
D5W
Dextrose 5% Solution
D5NS
Dextrose 5% In Normal Saline (0.9%)
DAW
Dispense As Written
dc, D/C, Disc
Discontinue
Dil.
Dilute
Disp.
Dispense
Div.
Divide
DW
Distilled Water
Elix.
Elixir
Emuls.
Emlulsion
et
And
ex aq
In Water
Fl., FLD.
Fluid
G
Gram
Gr
Grain
gtt(s)
Drop(s)
H
Hypodermic
h, hr
Hour
hs
At Bedtime
ID.
Intradermal
IM.
Intramuscular
Inj.
Injection
IP.
Intraperitoneal
IV.
Intravenous
IVP.
Intravenous Push
IVPB.
Intravenous Piggyback
LAS
Label As Such
Lin.
Liniment
Liq.
Solution
Lot.
Lotion
M., Mist.
Mix
M, Min.
Minimum
Mcg
Microgram
mEq
Milliquivalent
Mg
Milligram
Mitte
Send
mL
Milliliter
Nebul
A Spray
NMT
No More Than
Noct.
At night
Non Rep
No Repeats
NS
Normal Saline (0.9%)
1/2NS
Half Normal Saline (0.45%)
NTE
Not To Exceed
od
Right Eye
os
Left Eye
ou
Both Eyes
Oz
Ounce
Per
By or Through
pc
After Meals
pm
Evening or Afternoon
prn
As Needed
po
By Mouth (orally)
pr
By Rectum
Pulv.
Powder
q
Every
qad
Every Other Day
qam
Every day Before Noon
qh
Every Hour
qhs
Every Night At Bedtime
q1h
Every 1 Hour
qd
Everyday
qid
Four Times A Day
qod
Every Other Day
qqh
Every 4 Hours
qs
A Sufficient Quantity
r
Rectal
Rep., Rept.
Repeats
RL, R/L
Ringer’s Lactate
s
Without
SC, Subc, Subq, Subcut
Subcutaneous
SIG
Write On Label
SL
Sublingually
Sol.
Solution
ss
One Half
STAT
Immediately
Supp.
Suppository
Susp.
Suspension
Syr.
Syrup
Tab.
Tablet
Tbsp
Tablespoon (15 mL)
Troche
Lozenge
Tsp
Teaspoon (5 mL)
tid, tds
Three Times A Day
tiw
Three Times A Week
Top.
Topical
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Tr., Tinc., Tinct.
Tincture (extract in 90% Ethyl Alcohol)
ud, Ut. Dict.
As Directed
Ung.
Ointment
USP
United States Pharmacopoeia
Vag
Vaginally
W
With
W/O
Without
X, x
Times
Y.O
Years Old