Conversions and Abbreviations

Pharm Calc

aa

of each

ad

up to; to make

Disp.

dispense

DIV

divide

DTD

give of such doses

MFT

mix and make

NR

Do Not Repeat (non rep)

QS

sufficient quantity

QSAD

sufficient quantity to make

Sig

Write (directions on Label)

dil.

dilute

S.A

Secundum Artum; your judgement

fl

fluid

gtt or gtts

drops

ss

one-half

cap

capsule

oint

ointment (ungt. OR ung.)

sol.

solution

susp

suspension

syr.

syrup

tab

tablet

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

Inj

injection

IV

intravenous

IVP

intravenous push

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

p.o or PO

oral, by mouth

ODT

Orally-disintegrating tablet

NJ

nasojejunal

NG

nasogastric

PR or rect.

per rectum

SC or SQ

subcutaneous (also subc or subq)

SL

sublingual

Supp or sup

suppository

ac or AC

before meals

ad lib.

freely, at pleasure

aq.

water

d

day

hour

h or hr

hs or HS

at bedtime

pc or PC

after meals

stat or STAT

immediately

prn or PRN

as needed

Q

every

QD

Everyday (no longer preferred)

QID

Four times a day (no longer preferred)

QOD

every other day

b.i.d or BID

twice a day

BIW

two times a week

t.i.d or TID

three times a day

TIW

three times a week

w/

with

s' or w/o

without

ut dict.

as directed

a.d. or AD

right ear

a.s or AS

left ear

a.u or AU

each ear

o.d. or OD

right eye

o.s. or OS

left eye

o.u. or OU

each eye

SCr

Serum Creatinine

BEE

Basal Energy Expenditure

BMI

body mass index (kg/meters squared)

BSA

body surface area (meters squared)

CrCl

Creatinine Clearance

D5W

5% Dextrose in Water

LR

Lactated Ringer's

NS

normal saline (0.9% NaCl)

IBW

ideal body weight

TBW

total body weight

LD

Loading dose

MD

maintainance dose

MVI

Multivitamin injection

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

NTE

not to exceed