Pharmacy Technician - Abbreviations
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- qs
- up to - as in "up to" 4 times a day
- gr
- grain
- app
- applicator
- p
- after
- d/c
- discontinue
- as
- left ear
- pc
- after meals
-
h
hr - hour
- PV
- vaginally
- q
- every
-
ut dict
ud - as directed
- os
- left eye
- tid
- three times a day
- od
- right eye
- qid
- 4 times a day
- au
- each ear - both ears
- non rep
- no refills
- ou
- each eye - both eyes
- PCN
- penicillin
- pulv
- powder
- ac
- before meals
- qam
- every morning
- prn
- as needed
- am
- morning
- po
- by mouth
- aa
- of each
- bid
- twice a day
- sl
- sub-lingually
- DAW
- dispense as written
- TCN
- tetracycline
- ad
- right ear
- qd
- every day
- mcg
- microgram
- stat
- immediately
- ung
- ointment
- mg
- milligram
- qod
- every other day
- OTC
-
over-the-counter
nonprescription - dtd
- dispense such doses
- crm
- cream
-
q4h
q8h -
every 4 hours
every 8 hours - BP
- blood pressure
- c
- with
- hs
- at bedtime
-
gtt
gtts -
drop
drops - IM
- intramuscular
- APAP
- acetaminophen
- cap
- capsule
- sig
- directions
- qpm
- every evening
- MOM
- milk of magnesia
- ml
- milliliter
- ASA
- aspirin
- pr
- rectally
- NSAID
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- supp
- suppository
- tab
- tablet
- mEq
- milliequivalent
- ss
- one half
- qhs
- every bedtime
- INJ
- inject