Common Prescription Abbreviations
Terms
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- aa
- of each
- ac
- before meals
- ad lib
- as disired
- aq
- water
- bid
- twice a day
- c
- with
- caps
- capsules
- dil
- dilute
- 3
- dram
- elix
- elixir
- Gm
- gram
- gr
- grain
- gt or gtt
- drop (drops)
- h
- hour
- IM
- intramuscular
- IV
- intravenous
- kg
- kilogram
- L
- liter
- liq
- liquid
- m or min
- minim
- mg
- milligram
- ml or ML
- milliliter
- mm
- millimeter
- NOP
- nothing by mouth
- non rep
- do not repeat
- p
- after
- pc
- after meals
- per
- by or with
- po
- by mouth
- prn
- as needed
- pt
- patient
- q
- every
- qh
- every hour
- q(2,3,4)h
- every(2,3,4)hours
- qid
- four times a day
- qs
- of sufficient quantity
- Rx
- take
- s
- without
- sol
- solution
- ss
- one-half
- stat
- at once
- tab
- tablet
- Tbs
- tablespoon
- tsp
- teaspoon
- tid
- three times a day
- tr
- tincture
- ung
- ointment