Unitek - Pharmacy Technician abbreviations
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- Q
- Every
- PR
- Per rectum
- QHS
- At bedtime
- NPO
- Nothing by mouth
- RX
- Perscription
- QD
- Every Day
- AU
- Both ears
- IM
- Intramuscular
- GTT
- Drop
- MAR
- Medical Administration Record
- QID
- Four times a day
- AD
- Right ear
- UNG
- Ointment
- AMP
- Ampule
- QOD
- Every other day
- AS
- Left ear
- IVPB
- Intravenous piggyback
- CR
- Cream
- APAP
- Acetaminophen
- BID
- Two times a day
- OU
- Both eyes
- SL
- Sublingual (under the tongue)
- CAP
- Capsule
- MOM
- Milk of Magnesia
- TID
- Three times a day
- OD
- Right eye
- PO
- By mouth (orally)
- PRN
- As needed
- NOCT
- Evening
- OS
- Left eye
- PV
- Per Vagina
- HS
- Bedtime (hour of sleep)
- STAT
- Now, immediately
- CP
- Chest pain
- EN
- Each nostril
- SIG
- Directions to patient
- GI tube
- Gastrointestinal Tube
- NG Tube
- Nasal Gastric Tube
- ID
- Intradermal
- SC or SQ
- Subcutaneous
- AC
- Before meals
- PC
- After meals
- a
- Before
- p
- After
- s
- Without
- ss
- 1/2 (one half)
- AQ
- Water
- H
- Hour
- QH
- Every hour
- Q2H
- Every 2 hours
- D
- Dextrose
- Min
- Minute
- AA
- Amino acids
- H2O
- Water
- NS
- 0.9% Normal Saline
- 1/2 NS
- 0.45% Normal Saline
- 1/4 NS
- 0.22% Normal Saline
- LR
- Lactated Ringers
- D5W
- 5% Dextrose in water
- D5NS
- 5% Dextrose and 0.9% Normal saline
- GI
- Gastrointestinal
- TPN
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Supp
- Suppository
- ASA
- Aspirin
- MEQ
- Milliequivalent
- MRx1
- May repeat 1 dose
- x7d
- For 7 days
- UG
- Until gone
- MVI
- Multivitamin
- NTE
- Not to exceed
- PCN
- Penicillin
- UTI
- Urinary Tract Infection
- N/V
- Nausea and vomiting
- DAW
- Dispense as written
- KCI
- Potassium Chloride
- NSAID
- Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
- OTC
- Over the counter
- Mso4
- Magnesium Sulfate
- DNS
- Do not substitute
- AWP
- Average Wholesale Price