Abbreviations used by pharmacy technicians
Terms
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- ac
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meaning:before meals
latin:ante cibum - a
- meaning:before
- aa
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meaning: of each
latin:ana - ad
- meaning:right ear
- as
- meaning:left ear
- am
- meaning:before noon (per book), (most time will translate as meaning: morning)
- au
- meaning:both ears
- bid
- meaning:twice daily, twice a day
- c
- meaning:with
- dtd
- meaning: dispense of such doses
- gtt
- meaning:drop
- noct
- meaning:night
- non rep, nr
- meaning: no refills
- od
- meaning: right eye
- os
- meaning: left eye
- ou
- meaning: both eyes
- p
- meaning: after
- pc
- meaning: after meals
- po
- meaning: by mouth
- pm
- meaning: after noon (per book), may see most often translated as meaning: evening
- pr
- meaning: rectally
- prn
- meaning: as needed
- q
- meaning: every
- qd
- meaning: every day
- qod
- meaning: every other day
- q2h
- meaning: every 2 hours
- qid
- meaning: 4 times daily
- qs
- meaning: add to the amount needed
- ss
- meaning: 1/2
- sig
- meaning: directions
- stat
- meaning: immediately
- tid
- meaning: 3 times daily
- ut dict, ud
- meaning: as directed
- hs
- meaning: at bedtime
- ad lib
- meaning: as much as desired
- M ft.
- meaning: Mix + make
- per
- meaning: by
- cap
- meaning:capsule
- elix
- meaning:elixir
- EC
- meaning:enteric coated
- soln
- meaning:solution
- supp
- meaning:suppository
- syr
- meaning:syrup
- tab
- meaning:tablet
- tr
- meaning:tincture
- ung
- meaning:ointment
- CR
- meaning:controlled release
- LA
- meaning:long-acting
- SR
- meaning:sustained release
- susp
- meaning:suspension
- DAW
- meaning:Dispense as Written
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route of parenteral administration
SC,SQ - meaning:subcutaneously (means "under the skin")
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route of parenteral administration
IM - meaning:intramuscular (means "into the muscle")
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route of parenteral administration
IV - meaning:intravenous (means "into the vein")
- a)What does an IV solution labeled "NS" mean? b)What is ?%NaCl?
- meaning: normal saline- is 0.9%NaCl
- DEA
- meaning:Drug Enforcement Administration
- FDA
- meaning:Food and Drug Administration
- NDC
- meaning:National Drug Code
- OBRA
- meaning:omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1990)
- OSHA
- meaning:Occupational Safety and HEalth Administration
- PPI
- meaning:Patient Package Insert
- DUR
- meaning:Drug Utilization Review
- NPO
- meaning:nothing bby mouth
- TX
- meaning:treatment
- URI
- meaning:upper respiratory infection
- UTI
- meaning:urinary tract infection
- n&v
- meaning:nausea and vomiting
- DX
- meaning:diagnosis
- BP
- meaning:blood pressure
- BM
- meaning: bowel movement
- NSAID
- meaning:nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- PCN
- meaning:penicillin
- TCN
- meaning: tetracycline
- TPN
- Total parenteral nutrition
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MDI
(ex Albuterol MDI) - meaning:meter dosed inhaler
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INH
this is a drug - meaning:isoniazid
- NTG
- meaning:nitroglycerin
- OJ
- meaning:orange juice
- etoh
- meaning:ethyl alcohol, ethanol (usually when tranlated use only seen as "alcohol")
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HC
this is a drug
ex. HC 1% cream - meaning:hydrocortisone
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apap
this is a drug
ex. apap 500mg -
meaning:acetaminophen
(generic name, brand name example would be Tylenol) -
asa
this is a drug
ex. asa 325mg -
acetylsalicylic acid
(example would be aspirin) -
kcl
this is a drug - meaning:potassium chloride
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NaHCO3
this is a drug - meaning:sodium bicarbonate
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FeSO4
this is a drug - meaning:ferrous sulfate