Domantay , Frances Hannah E.

August 15 , 2019
BSN II – G 10:30-12:00 Pharmacology (Lab)

ABBREVIATIONS RELATED TO MEDICATION/DRUG ORDERS

ABBREVIATION MEANING ABBREVIATION MEANING
1.qd Daily 28. OU Both Eyes
2. bid/BID Twice a day 29.OD Right Eye
3. tid/TID Three times daily 30.OS Left Eye
4. qid/QID Four times daily 31. iu International unit
5.qod Every other day 32.gr Grain
6.PRN As Needed (Pro Re Nata) 33.mg Milligram
7.STAT Immediately 34.g/gm Gram
8. i One tablet 35. tsp Teaspoon
9. ii Two tablets 36.tbsp Tablespoon
10. iii Three tablets 37.oz ounce
11. iv Four tablets 38. ml milliliter
12. disc/D/C Discontinue / Discharge 39.cc Cubic centimeter
13. c̄ With 40.RTC Return to clinic
14. s Without 41. I.V. Intravenous
15. ac Before Meals 42.I.M. Intramuscular
16.pc After Meals 43. ad.lib Freely / as much as desired
17.po orally / by mouth 44. amp Ampule
18. hs At bedtime 45.bol Bolus
19. top Topical 46. cap Capsule
20.q Every 47.conc Concentrated
21. hr/h Hour 48.CR Controlled – Release
22.gtt/gtts Drop / Drops 49.cr/crm Cream
23.pr Per the rectum 50. D50.9NaCl 5% dextrose / 9% NaCl
24.mgtt/mgtts Microdrop/s 51. D5W 5% dextrose in water
25. AU Each Ear / both ears 52. D5LRS 5% dextrose in Lactated
Ringers Solution
26. AS Left Ear 53. D5IMB Maintenance of Fluid
27. AD Right Ear 54. D5LRS 5% dextrose in Lactated
Ringers Solution
55.D5NM 5% dextrose in Normosol M Solution 102.supp. Suppository
56.D5NR Eurosol-R in D5 Water 103. syr. Syrup
57. dil Diluted 104.loz/troche lozenge
58. EC Enteric coated 105. TPN Total parenteral nutrition
59. elix Elixir 106. tinc/tr tinctura
60.emuls Emulsion 107. ung ointment
61. ER Extended Release 108. HA Hearing aide
62. Fe Iron 109.ASA Aspirin
63.ETOH Ethyl Alcohol 110.lb Pounds
64. garg Gargle 111.NKA No known allergies
65. H2 Histamine 2 112. NSS Normal Saline solution
66. IN Intranasal 113. D50W 50% dextrose in water
67.inf Interferon 114. RUE Right upper extremity
68. SL Sublingual 115. ACW Anterior Chest Wall
69.ID Intradermal 116. VO/vo Verbal Order
70. IVP IV (Intravenous) Push 117.to/TO Telephone Order
71. IVPB Intravenous piggyback 118. WA While Awake
72. l/L Interleukin 119. RLQ Right Lower quadrant
73. liq Liquor 120.Sig. Signa / signature
74.lot. Lotion 121.TAD Take as directed
75.mcg./ug Microgram 122. SOB Shortness of breath
76. MDI Metered dose inhaler 123. BM Bowel Movement
77. KVO Keep vein open 124. bucc. Buccal
78. mEq Milliequivalent 125. SSI Sliding scale insulin
79. mmol Millimole
80. NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drug
81. NTE Not to exceed
82. OTC Over the counter
83. per neb By nebulizer
84. per os Per orem / orally
85. PV Per the vagina
86. pulv powder