Drug Administration Abbreviations
Terms
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- aa
- of each
- ad lib
- freely, as desired
- a.c.
- Before meals
- b.i.d.
- twice a day
- c
- with
- caps
- capsule(s)
- cc
- cubic centermeter
- dl, dL
- deciliter
- elix.
- elixer
- ext.
- extract
- g
- gram
- gr
- grain
- gtt
- drop
- h
- hour
- H.S., h.s.
- at bedtime or hour of sleep
- ID
- intradermal
- IM
- intramuscularly
- inj.
- injection
- I.U.
- International Units
- IV or I.V.
- intravenously
- IVPB
- intravenously piggyback
- kg
- kilogram
- kvo
- keep vein open
- L
- Liter
- mcq
- micrograms
- mEq
- milliequivalents
- mg
- milligram
- ml, mL
- milliliter
- NGT
- nasogastric tube
- O.D.
- in the right eye
- O.S.
- in the left eye
- p
- after
- p.c.
- after meals
- p.o.
- by mouth
- q
- every
- q2h
- every 2 hours
- q.d.
- once a day
- q.h.
- every hour
- q4h
- every four hours
- q.s.
- a sufficient quantity
- q.i.d. or Q.I.D.
- four times a day
- q.o.d.
- every other day
- s
- without
- S.C., s.c. or sub q
- subcutaneously
- S.L.
- sublingually
- sol.
- solution
- ss
- one-half
- stat
- immediatley
- susp.
- suspension
- tab.
- tablet
- t.i.d., T.I.D.
- three times a day
- TPN
- total parenteral nutrition
- tr.
- tincture
- tsp.
- teaspoon
- u
- unit