Re: Prescription Abbreviations

[Guest guest]

Greetings Sue

Anything I post is available for repost by members and moderators of all groups.

Someone please, put something on a billboard that I post.LOL

Jim

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[Guest guest]

Dear Jim,

Thanks for the prescription abbreviations! Some make sense if you know

Latin.

I'm making this into a File for the Group site :-)

Hope Everyone is doing better today!

Happy Halloween. Don't forgte to turn back the clocks.

Love,

[Guest guest]

This is a very useful reference! May I share it with my Lupus group (Lupies )?

Sue (normally just a lurker as my problems turned out to be lupus-related)

Prescription Abbreviations

Prescription Abbreviations

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sue,

Of course! You may share any useful info. you learn from us with other

groups.

I stand by my guess that all these related disorders will find a

common thread and that the cures will come like falling dominoes when

the key is discovered. :-)

Love,

[Guest guest]

With just this as a small sample, it's no wander I can't spell. Even

at my age.

Brigette

> Prescription Abbreviations

> ABBREVIATION DEFINITIONS

> ? aa ? of each

> ? a.c. ? before meals

> ? a.d. ? right ear

> ? ad lib. ? at pleasure, freely; as desired

> ? a.m. ? morning

> ? amp. ? ampule

> ? app. ? applicatorful

> ? aq. ? water

> ? a.s. ? left ear

> ? ATC ? around the clock

> ? a.u. ? each ear

> ? b.i.d. ? twice a day/ two times daily

> ? BM ? bowel movement

> ? BS ? blood sugar

> ? c ? meals, food

> ? c. ? with

> ? cc ? with food/a meal/meals

> ? CHF ? congestive heart failure

> ? cr ? cream

> ? dil. ? dilute

> ? d.c. ? discontinue

> ? disp. ? dispense

> ? div. ? divide

> ? d.t.d. ? give of such doses

> ? DW ? distilled water

> ? D5LR ? dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's

> ? D5NS ? dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)

> ? D5W ? dextrose 5% in water

> ? D10W ? dextrose 10% in water

> ? et ? and

> ? GI ? gastrointestinal

> ? gr ? grain

> ? gtt. ? drop

> ? GU ? genitourinary

> ? HA ? headache

> ? h.s. ? at bedtime

> ? HTN ? hypertension

> ? ID ? intradermal

> ? IM ? intramuscular

> ? IU ? international units

> ? I.V. ? intravenous

> ? IVP ? intravenous push

> ? IVPB ? intravenous piggy back

> ? lot. ? lotion

> ? mEq ? milliequvalent

> ? mg ? milligram

> ? MS ? morphine sulfate

> ? N & V ? nausea and vomiting

> ? NMT ? not more than

> ? noct. ? night

> ? NPO ? nothing by mouth

> ? N.S. ? normal saline

> ? ½ NS ? half-strength normal saline

> ? NTE ? not to exceed

> ? NTG ? nitroglycerin

> ? o.d. ? right eye

> ? oint. ? ointment

> ? o.l. ? left eye

> ? o.s. ? left eye

> ? o.u. ? each eye; both eyes

> ? o_2 ? both eyes

> ? ovu ? ovule

> ? p.c. ? after meals

> ? p.m. ? afternoon, evening

> ? p.o. ? by mouth

> ? p.r.n. ? when required; as necessary

> ? pwd ? powder

> ? q ? every

> ? qa.m. ? every morning

> ? q.d. ? every day

> ? q.h. ? every hour

> ? q.h.s. ? every bedtime

> ? q2h ? every 2 hours

> ? q4h ? every 4 hours

> ? q6h ? every 6 hours

> ? q8h ? every 8 hours

> ? q12h ? every 12 hours

> ? q.i.d. ? four times a day

> ? q.o.d. ? every other day; every second day

> ? q.s. ? a sufficient quantity

> ? R ? rectal

> ? rep ? repeat

> ? s. ? without

> ? Sig. ? write on label

> ? SL ? sublingually; under the tongue

> ? SOB ? shortness of breath

> ? sol. or soln ? solution

> ? s.o.s. ? if there is need; if necessary

> ? ss. ? one-half

> ? stat. ? immediately

> ? sq ? subcutaneously

> ? supp. ? suppository

> ? susp. ? suspension

> ? syr. ? syrup

> ? tab. ? tablet

> ? tbsp. ? tablespoonful

> ? t.i.d. ? three times a day

> ? t.i.w. ? three times a week

> ? top ? topical

> ? TPN ? total parenteral nutrition

> ? tr. ? tincture

> ? tsp. ? teaspoonful

> ? u.d. ? as directed

> ? u.f. ? until finished

> ? u.g. ? until gone

> ? ung. ? ointment

> ? URI ? upper respiratory infection

> ? UTI ? urinary tract infection

> ? vag ? vaginally

> wk week