PTCB: Prescription abbreviations

A.C. (ante cibum)

Before meals

A.D. (aurio dextra)

Right ear

Admov. (admove)

apply

Agit (agita)

Stir/shake

Alt. H. (alternis horis)

every other hour

A.M. (ante meridiem)

morning, before noon

amp

ampule

amt

amount

aq (aqua)

water

A.S. (aurio sinister)

left ear

A.T.C.

Around the clock

A.U. (auras utrae)

both ears

bis.

twice

B.I.D. (bis in die)

twice daily

B.M.

bowel movement

bol. (bolus)

as a large single dose (usually IV)

B.S.

blood sugar

B.S.A.

body surface areas

cap.

capsule

c (cum)

with.

cib. (cibos)

food

cc (cum cibos)

with food

cf

with food

comp.

compound

cr., crm

cream

D5W

dextrose 5% solution

D5NS

dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%)

D.A.W.

dispense as written

dc, D/C, disc

discontinue

dil.

dilute

disp.

dispense

div.

divide

D.W.

distilled water

emuls. (emulsum)

emulsion

ex aq (ex aqua)

in water

et

and

elix.

elixir

fl., fld.

fluid

g

gram

gr

grain

gtt(s)

gutta(e)

drops(s)

H

hypodermic

h, hr (hora)

hour

h.s. (hora somni)

at bedtime

IM

intramuscular

ID

intradermal

inj.

injection

IV

intravenous

IVP

intravenous push

IP

intrapeitoneal

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

L.A.S.

label as such

lin (linimentum)

liniment

liq

solution

lot.

lotion

M (misce)

mix

m, min

minimum

mEq

milliequivalent

mcg

microgram

mg

milligram

mist. (mistura)

mix

mitte

send

mL

milliliter

nebula (nebula)

a spray

N.M.T

not more than

noct. (nocte)

at night

non rep. (non repetatur)

no repeats

NS

normal saline (0.9%)

1/2NS

half normal saline (0.45%)

N.T.E

not to exceed

o.d. (oculus dexter)

right eye

o.s. (oculus sinister)

left eye

oz

ounce

per

by or through

p.c. (post cibum)

after meals

p.m. (post. meridiem)

evening or night

o.u. (oculus uterque)

both eyes

prn (pro re nata)

as needed

p.o. (per os)

by mouth or orally

p.r.

by rectum

pulv. (pulvis)

powder

q (quaque)

every

q.a.d. (quoque alternis die)

every other day

q.a.m. (quaque die ante meridiem)

every day before noon

q.h. (quaque hora)

every hour

q.h.s. (quaque hora somni)

every night at bedtime

q.1h (quaque 1 hora)

1 every hour

q.d. (quaque die)

every day

q.i.d. (quater in die)

4 times a day

q.o.d.

every other day

qqh (quater quaque hora)

every 4 hours

q.s. (quantum sufficiat)

a sufficient quantity

R

rectal

rep., rept.

repeats

RL, R/L

Ringer's lactate

S (sine)

without

SC, subc, subq, subcut

subcutaneous

sig

write on label

SL

sublingually, under the. tongue

sol

solution