Medical and Pharmacy Abbreviations

Practice vocabulary flashcards for medical and pharmacy abbreviations covering prescription-filling, patient instructions, clinical terms, measurements, and administration routes.

aa

of each

ad

to make; up to

disp.

dispense

div

divide

d.t.d.

give of such does

ft

make

M

mix

No.

number

non rep.

do not repeat

q.s.

a sufficient quantity

q.s. ad

a sufficient quantity to make

Sig

write (directions on label)

a.c.

before meals

ad lib

at pleasure, freely

admin

administe

am

morning

aq.

water

b.i.d.

twice a day

C

with

d

day

dil

dilute

et

and

h. or hr.

hour

h.s.

at bedtime

i.c.

between meals

min

minute

m&n

morning and night

N&V

nausea and vomiting

noct.

night

NPO

nothing by mouth

p.c.

after meals

pm

afternoon; evening

p.o.

by mouth (orally)

p.r.n.

as needed

qAM

every morning

q

every

q4h, q8h, etc.

every (number) hours

q.i.d.

four times a day

rep.

repeat

s

without

s.i.d.

once a day

s.o.s.

if there is a need; as needed

stat.

immediately

t.i.d.

three times a day

ut dict

as directed

wk.

week

BSA

body surface area

cm3

$cm^3$ cubic centimeter or milliliter (mL)

fl or fld

fluid

fl dr or fldr

fluid dram

fl oz or fldoz

fluid ounce

g

gram

gal

gallon

gtt

drop

I.U.

international units

lb

pound

kg

kilogram

L

liter

m" or M"

$m^2$ or $M^2$ square meter

mcg

microgram

mEq

milliequivalent

mg

milligram

mg/kg

milligram per kilogram (of body weight)

mg/m"

milligram per square meter (of body surface area)

MIU or milli-IU

mousandish of an international unit

MIU'

million international units

mL

milliliter

ml/h

milliliters per hour

mOsm or mOsmol

millios moles

oz.

ounce

pt

pint

qt

quart

ss or sš

one-half

tbsp.

tablespoonful

tsp.

teaspoonful

APAP

acetaminophen

ASA

aspirin

AZT

zidovudine

EES

erythromycin ethylsuccinate

HC

hydrocortisone

HCTZ

hydrochlorothiazide

MTX

methotrexate

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NTG

nitroglycerin

amp.

ampul

cap.

capsule

D5LR

dextrose $5\%$ in lactated Ringer's

D5NS

dextrose $5\%$ in normal saline

D5W

dextrose $5\%$ in water

D10W

dextrose $10\%$ in water

elix

elixir

inj

injection

NS

normal saline

1/2 NS

half-strength normal saline ($0.45\%$ sodium chloride)

sol

solution

supp.

suppository

susp.

suspension

oint & ungt

ointment

pulv.

powder

syr.

syrup