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Partial list of prescription abbreviations Abbreviation Latin Meaning aa ana of each ad ad up to a.c. ante cibum before meals a.d....

Partial list of prescription abbreviations Abbreviation Latin Meaning aa ana of each ad ad up to a.c. ante cibum before meals a.d. auris dextra right ear use as much as one desires; ad lib. ad libitum freely admov. admove apply agit agita stir/shake alt. h. alternis horis every other hour a.m. Ante Meridiem morning, before noon amp ampule amt amount aq aqua water auris laeva, auris a.l., a.s. left ear sinistra A.T.C. around the clock a.u. auris utraque both ears bis bis twice b.d./b.i.d. bis in die twice daily B.M. bowel movement as a large single dose (usually bol. bolus intravenously) B.S. blood sugar B.S.A body surface areas BUCC inside cheek cap., caps. capsula capsule with (usually written with a bar c cum on top of the "c") c cibos food with food, (but also cubic cc cum cibos win 8 centimetre) cf with food comp. compound  cr., crm cream dextrose 5% solution D5W (sometimes written as D5W) saline formal D5NS dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) ps D.A.W. dispense as written dc, D/C, disc discontinue If dieb. alt. diebus alternis every other day Lewis dil. dilute disp. dispense div. divide d.t.d. dentur tales doses give of such doses D.W. distilled water elix. elixir e.m.p. ex modo prescripto as directed m.dgm.d.us emuls. emulsum emulsion et et and ex aq ex aqua in water fl., fld. fluid ft. fiat make; let it be made g gram gr grain gtt(s) gutta(e) drop(s) H hypodermic h, hr h.s. hora hora somni O hour at bedtime ID intradermal intramuscular (with respect to IM injections) O inj. IP injectio O injection intraperitoneal IV intravenous IVP intravenous push IVPB intravenous piggyback L.A.S. label as such LCD coal tar solution lin linimentum liniment liq liquor solution lot. lotion  0 M. m, min misce minimum mix a minimum mcg microgram 0 m.d.u. mEq more dicto utendus to be used as directed milliequivalent mg milligram mist. mistura mix mitte mitte send mL millilitre nebul nebula a spray N.M.T. not more than 8 noct. non rep. nocte non repetatur at night I no repeats NS ormal saline normal saline (0.9%) 1/2NS half normal saline (0.45%) N.T.E. not to exceed both eyes, sometimes written o_2 as o2 o.d. oculus dexter right eye 8 o.s. o.u. oculus sinister oculus uterque left eye both eyes oz ounce per per by or through p.c. post cibum after meals p.m. Post Meridiem evening or afternoon sos prn pro re nata as needed p.o. p.r. per os I by mouth or orally by rectum pulv. pulvis powder q quaque every q.a.d. quoque alternis die every other day quaque die ante q.a.m. every day before noon meridiem quater die Ids O q.d.s. sumendus quaque die post four times a day q.p.m. every day after noon meridiem q.h. quaque hora every hour 8 q.h.s. quaque hora somni every night at bedtime  every 1 hour; (can replace "1" q.1h quaque 1 hora with other numbers) q.d. quaque die every day q.i.d. quater in die four times a day q.o.d. every other day quater quaque qqh every four hours hora q.s. quantum sufficiat a sufficient quantity QWK every week 8 R rectal I rep., rept. repetatur repeats RL, R/L Ringer's lactate without (usually written with a s sine bar on top of the "s") s.a. secundum artum use your judgement SC, subc, subcut, subcutaneous subq, SQ É sig write on label SL sublingually, under the tongue sol solutio solution s.o.s., si op. sit si opus sit if there is a need ss semis one half stat supp 0 0 statim suppositorium immediately suppository susp suspension O syr tab syrupus tabella syrup tablet O tal., t talus O such O tbsp troche trochiscus O tablespoon lozenge waits tsp t.i.d. ter in die IT teaspoon three times a day t.d.s. ter die sumendum three times a day t.i.w. three times a week 8o top. T.P.N. topical total parenteral nutrition sew tr, tinc., tinct. tincture u.d., ut. dict. ut dictum as directed midsym.dk ung. unguentum ointment  U.S.P. United States Pharmacopoeia vag vaginally w with 8 w/o without X times 0 Y.O. years old To avoid ambiguity, the following abbreviations are not recommended :  Shouldnot be use a.u., a.s., a.d. - Latin for both, left and right ears; the "a" can be misread to be an "o" and interpreted to mean both, right or left eyes  bt - intended to mean "bedtime", but can be misread as "bid" or twice daily.  d/c - can mean "discontinue" or "discharge"  h.s. - can mean half strength or "hour of sleep"  IJ - intended to mean "injection", but can be misread as "IV"  IN - intended to mean "intranasal", but can be misread as "IM" or "IV"  IU - intended to mean "international unit", but can be misread as "IV" or "10"  o.d., o.s., o.u. - the "o" can be misread as "a".  o.d. - can mean "once daily" or "right eye".  OJ - intended to mean "orange juice" but can be misread as "OD" or "OS"  q4PM - intended to mean "at 4 PM", but can be misread as every 4 hours 5  q.d., q1d - intended to mean "every day" but can be misread as "q.i.d." or 4 times a day  q.o.d. - meant "every other day" but the "o" can be interpreted as "." or "i" resulting in double or eight times the frequency  SC - meant "subcutaneaous" but mistaken for "SL" for "sublingual"  SQ - meant "subcutaneaous" but mistaken for "5Q" or 5 every dose  'ss - intended to mean "sliding scale" or "1/2", but can be mistaken as "55"   eI e 'SSI, SSRI - intended to mean "sliding scale insulin" or "sliding scale regular insulin", o but can be mistaken as "strong solution of iodine" or "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor T T.I.W - meant 3 times a week but mistaken for twice a week  8 U - meant "units" but mistaken for "0", "4" (so "4U" can become "40" and the "U" is 00 assumed), or misread as "cc" when poorly written; conversely cc can be mistaken O for "U"  80 0 μg - meant "microgram" but mistaken for "mg"; this 1000-fold error can cause potentially fatal misunderstandings Notice that SID or S.I.D. is not a recognized abbreviation and should not be used. 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